Sweeny, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sweeny	Texas	National
Income per capita	$29,900	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$58,165	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$71,855	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$39,974	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$59,211	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$22,153	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.7%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	16.4%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sweeny is equal to the national average
The median household income in Sweeny is 5% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sweeny is 63% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Sweeny is 8% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$38,772 $58,165 $116,330

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Sweeny median earnings by income bracket

Sweeny employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.1%	13.1%
Manufacturing sector	25.5%	25.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	19.5%	19.5%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.7%	7.7%
Education, health & social services	2.8%	2.8%
Other	23.2%	23.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bailey's Prairie, TX	722	$84,821	53.3%
Lake Jackson, TX	27,269	$81,207	46.8%
West Columbia, TX	3,871	$66,949	21.0%
Jones Creek, TX	1,986	$62,569	13.1%
Wild Peach Village, TX	2,043	$49,875	9.8%
Sweeny, TX	3,666	$58,165	5.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Milan, NM	3,665	$39,066	29.4%
Inman, SC	3,665	$53,750	2.8%
Ballinger, TX	3,665	$41,616	24.8%
Woodlands, MB	3,665	n/a
Northfield, OH	3,667	$65,629	18.6%
Sweeny, TX	3,666	$58,165	5.1%

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