South Houston, TX Employment

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Income/capita 49%

Household income 24%

Unemployment 11%

Index	South Houston	Texas	National
Income per capita	$15,157	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$42,016	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$49,427	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$33,300	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$27,285	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$15,331	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	23.7%	16.7%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in South Houston is 49% lower than the national average
The median household income in South Houston is 24% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in South Houston is 11% higher than the national average
The poverty level in South Houston is 57% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$28,007$42,016$84,032

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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South Houston employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	29.9%	1.6%
Manufacturing sector	17.0%	1.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.6%	6.3%
Wholesale & retail services	13.1%	21.6%
Public administration	1.6%	3.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.6%	2.6%
Education, health & social services	2.6%	23.8%
Other	28.9%	34.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
West University Place, TX	15,318	$220,868	299%
Bellaire, TX	18,140	$187,805	239%
Southside Place, TX	1,746	$153,250	177%
Taylor Lake Village, TX	3,662	$126,250	128%
Shoreacres, TX	1,759	$103,816	88%
South Houston, TX	17,474	$42,016	24%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Happy Valley, OR	17,474	$106,197	92%
Greenfield Town, MA	17,477	$48,724	12%
Lindenwold, NJ	17,482	$38,918	30%
Jenison, MI	17,461	$59,640	8%
Tallmadge, OH	17,488	$59,863	8%
South Houston, TX	17,474	$42,016	24%

Source: The South Houston, TX employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

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