Taft Southwest, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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70%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

52%

Household income NAT. AVG.

68%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Taft Southwest	Texas	National
Income per capita	$8,888	$27,828	$29,829
Median household income	$26,607	$54,727	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$19,355	$70,980	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$36,330	$35,192
Median earnings male	$0	$36,153	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,606	$25,035	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.5%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	25.8%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Taft Southwest is 70% lower than the national average
The median household income in Taft Southwest is 52% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Taft Southwest is 68% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Taft Southwest is 71% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$17,736 $26,607 $53,214

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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Taft Southwest median earnings by income bracket

Taft Southwest employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	11.7%	11.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	21.3%	21.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	42.6%	42.6%
Education, health & social services	5.3%	5.3%
Other	19.1%	19.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rancho Chico, TX	355	$149,276	169.8%
Ingleside on the Bay, TX	762	$85,469	54.5%
Portland, TX	17,807	$77,409	39.9%
Ingleside, TX	9,768	$61,478	11.1%
Corpus Christi, TX	326,332	$57,387	3.7%
Taft Southwest, TX	1,440	$26,607	51.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Biola, CA	1,440	$54,375	1.7%
Plainview, NE	1,440	$46,542	15.9%
Chesilhurst, NJ	1,440	$71,875	29.9%
Clark Mills, NY	1,440	$61,118	10.5%
Russells Point, OH	1,440	$32,764	40.8%
Taft Southwest, TX	1,440	$26,607	51.9%

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