Shepherd, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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51%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

21%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Shepherd	Texas	National
Income per capita	$14,525	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$43,816	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$47,202	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$40,040	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$0	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$14,229	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.2%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Shepherd is 51% lower than the national average
The median household income in Shepherd is 21% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Shepherd is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Shepherd is 19% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$29,207 $43,816 $87,632

City

$36,481 $54,727 $109,454

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Shepherd median earnings by income bracket

Shepherd employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	32.4%	32.4%
Manufacturing sector	7.8%	7.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	16.2%	16.2%
Public administration	13.2%	13.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.6%	6.6%
Education, health & social services	0.5%	0.5%
Other	23.3%	23.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cape Royale, TX	359	$51,545	6.8%
West Livingston, TX	7,873	$51,483	6.9%
Goodrich, TX	310	$45,268	18.2%
Cleveland, TX	8,150	$42,456	23.3%
Coldspring, TX	997	$36,701	33.7%
Shepherd, TX	2,489	$43,816	20.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Orchard Lake Village, MI	2,489	$208,750	277.3%
Leavenworth, WA	2,489	$58,523	5.8%
Meadow Lake No. 588, SK	2,489	n/a
Pine Air, FL	2,488	$42,333	23.5%
Lithonia, GA	2,488	$29,537	46.6%
Shepherd, TX	2,489	$43,816	20.8%

Source: The Shepherd, TX employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).