Sunset, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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12%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

49%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sunset	Texas	National
Income per capita	$39,593	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$120,904	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$120,192	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$118,570	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$19,147	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	2.2%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sunset is 12% lower than the national average
The median household income in Sunset is 49% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sunset is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Sunset is 86% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$80,594 $120,904 $241,808

City

$53,914 $80,880 $161,760

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

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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Sunset median earnings by income bracket

Sunset employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.4%	1.4%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	18.8%	18.8%
Other	67.4%	67.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bellevue, TX	460	$96,019	18.1%
Alvord, TX	1,130	$88,596	8.9%
Chico, TX	1,209	$85,960	5.7%
Bowie, TX	5,200	$78,582	3.4%
Sunset CDP (Starr County), TX	16	$0	100.0%
Sunset, TX	671	$120,904	48.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bradford, AR	671	$50,586	37.8%
Lytle Creek, CA	671	$82,544	1.5%
Brownsboro Farm, KY	671	$200,649	146.7%
Salem, KY	671	$59,184	27.2%
Lattimore, NC	671	$81,668	0.4%
Sunset, TX	671	$120,904	48.7%

Source: The Sunset, TX employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.