| ECONOMY | McAllen | Cape Coral | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 11.00% | 10.50% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 2.81% | -0.67% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 34.62% | 28.16% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 8.25% | 6.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $18,986 | $22,791 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $43,357 | $47,475 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 16.76% | 9.88% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 13.20% | 11.11% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 11.03% | 12.88% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 15.44% | 19.39% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 18.28% | 23.95% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 10.91% | 11.84% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 9.37% | 7.49% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 3.56% | 2.55% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.34% | 0.84% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.12% | 0.07% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 13.64% | 12.04% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 25.02% | 16.29% | 20.61% |
| Service | 15.38% | 17.10% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 29.77% | 31.56% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.54% | 0.26% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 6.99% | 13.00% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 8.67% | 9.74% | 14.05% |
