Sweeny, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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1%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

5%

Household income NAT. AVG.

63%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sweeny	Texas	National
Income per capita	$44,622	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$85,069	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$108,736	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$59,186	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$87,479	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,935	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.8%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.4%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sweeny is 1% lower than 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

$56,706 $85,069 $170,138

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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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	750	$127,320	56.5%
Lake Jackson, TX	28,060	$119,465	46.9%
West Columbia, TX	4,010	$97,959	20.4%
Jones Creek, TX	2,041	$92,405	13.6%
Wild Peach Village, TX	2,093	$73,786	9.3%
Sweeny, TX	3,804	$85,069	4.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Quitman, GA	3,804	$33,903	58.3%
Hebron, IN	3,804	$82,533	1.5%
Merchantville, NJ	3,804	$119,641	47.1%
Park Hill, OK	3,803	$56,668	30.3%
Franklinton, LA	3,805	$42,103	48.2%
Sweeny, TX	3,804	$85,069	4.6%

Source: The Sweeny, 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.