Taft, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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34%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

22%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Taft	Texas	National
Income per capita	$29,585	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$59,510	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$81,510	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$35,964	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,159	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$20,650	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	25.2%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Taft is 34% lower than the national average
The median household income in Taft is 27% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Taft is 22% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Taft is 67% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$39,669 $59,510 $119,020

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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Taft employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	27.9%	27.9%
Manufacturing sector	15.5%	15.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	19.5%	19.5%
Public administration	1.1%	1.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.1%	2.1%
Education, health & social services	9.0%	9.0%
Other	24.8%	24.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rancho Chico, TX	368	$225,341	177.1%
Ingleside on the Bay, TX	791	$127,064	56.2%
Portland, TX	18,353	$116,054	42.7%
Ingleside, TX	10,006	$90,904	11.8%
Corpus Christi, TX	338,491	$84,116	3.4%
Taft, TX	3,037	$59,510	26.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chevy Chase town, MD	3,037	$370,683	355.8%
Ranger, TX	3,037	$39,704	51.2%
Buena Vista, CO	3,036	$72,433	10.9%
Shorewood Forest, IN	3,039	$206,159	153.5%
Chevy Chase, MD	3,039	$375,807	362.1%
Taft, TX	3,037	$59,510	26.8%

Source: The Taft, 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.