Sour Lake, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

52%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sour Lake	Texas	National
Income per capita	$23,976	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$55,714	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$63,810	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$54,063	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$31,429	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.2%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.8%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sour Lake is 20% lower than the national average
The median household income in Sour Lake is 1% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sour Lake is 52% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Sour Lake is 15% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,138 $55,714 $111,428

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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Sour Lake median earnings by income bracket

Sour Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	25.4%	25.4%
Manufacturing sector	16.6%	16.6%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	12.5%	12.5%
Public administration	12.7%	12.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.7%	6.7%
Education, health & social services	4.7%	4.7%
Other	20.0%	20.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pinewood Estates, TX	1,200	$107,212	93.8%
Lumberton, TX	12,939	$83,167	50.3%
Rose Hill Acres, TX	300	$82,548	49.2%
Fannett, TX	2,176	$79,095	43.0%
Bevil Oaks, TX	1,084	$76,875	39.0%
Sour Lake, TX	2,449	$55,714	0.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bono, AR	2,449	$45,211	18.3%
Aberdeen, ID	2,449	$52,782	4.6%
Carleton, MI	2,449	$47,857	13.5%
York, AL	2,448	$32,135	41.9%
Greenville, DE	2,448	$117,759	112.9%
Sour Lake, TX	2,449	$55,714	0.7%

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