The median household income in Texas is $78,476, which ranks in the top 51% nationally.
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Texas ranks #22 of 51 states (and D.C.) by median household income.
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How does Texas stack up? The figures below cover its rank among the states, income thresholds, earnings by age group and the spread across 254 counties.
At $78,476, the typical household income in Texas lands 22nd out of 51, 3% below the US median ($80,734). Keep in mind the numbers aren't price-adjusted, so they compare incomes, not purchasing power.
The top-25% line is roughly $138,150 here and $141,925 for the US as a whole. The share of households at $200,000 or more is 12% versus 13% nationwide, about the same.
The latest one-year estimate (2024) is $79,721, +2% relative to the pooled 2020–2024 median of $78,476.
Roughly 12% of households in Texas sit in the $200,000-and-up bracket. By household income, the top 25% start at about $138,150, and the top 10% sit above $200,000. The table marks lines that fall above $200,000 rather than guessing their value: the Census groups everyone above that amount together, so the exact top-5% and top-1% cutoffs can't be read from this data.
On Texas's distribution, the national median income of $80,734 corresponds to roughly the top 48%.
A simple spread measure — top-25% line divided by the median — comes to 1.77 for Texas against 1.77 for the country, about the same as the national pattern.
| Line | Household income |
|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | $78,065 |
| Top 25% | $138,150 |
| Top 10% | Above $200,000 (top bracket) |
| Top 5% | Above $200,000 (top bracket) |
| Top 1% | Above $200,000 (top bracket) |
For individual workers, median earnings in Texas rise from $44,078 at ages 25–34 to a peak of $58,770 at 45–54 (+33%). Age group by age group, Texas sits −3% from the national medians on average — most noticeably at 35–44. These figures are personal earnings (wages plus self-employment) from Census microdata, so they're lower than household income, which can combine several earners.
| Age | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 25–34 | $44,078 | $46,177 |
| 35–44 | $55,860 | $58,657 |
| 45–54 | $58,770 | $60,915 |
| 55–64 | $53,696 | $55,860 |
| 65+ | $35,797 | $34,745 |
If you live alone, the more relevant benchmark is the $48,857 median for single and non-family households, not the $115,089 figure for married couples (2.4× higher).
County medians stretch from $36,165 in Swisher County up to $127,981 in Rockwall County — a 3.5-fold range. The five highest-income counties are Rockwall County, Collin County, Kendall County, Fort Bend County, and Denton County; the five lowest are Swisher County, Zavala County, Starr County, Dimmit County, and Kenedy County.
Counting counties: 34 of 254 (13%) are above the $80,734 national median, and the county in the middle of the ranking, Sterling County, reports $64,954.
| Highest | Median | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwall County | $127,981 | Swisher County | $36,165 |
| Collin County | $121,600 | Zavala County | $36,749 |
| Kendall County | $114,962 | Starr County | $37,639 |
| Fort Bend County | $114,041 | Dimmit County | $38,808 |
| Denton County | $111,498 | Kenedy County | $38,882 |
The household medians and thresholds use the 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimates; the age table is built from 578,692 Texas survey records of people 25 and older with earnings.
Reference statistics only — not financial advice.
US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates (B19013, B19001)
Based on US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates — actual figures may differ from your real income/assets. Not financial advice.