| ECONOMY | Houston | Fort Worth | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.50% | 7.40% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 1.93% | 0.58% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 36.36% | 33.76% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 8.25% | 8.25% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $26,792 | $22,851 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $48,322 | $48,532 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 13.47% | 11.99% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 10.51% | 11.09% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 12.05% | 11.94% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 15.79% | 16.52% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 18.16% | 20.74% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 10.65% | 12.08% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 10.57% | 10.10% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 5.95% | 3.97% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 2.62% | 1.45% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.23% | 0.13% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 14.55% | 13.68% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 21.91% | 19.84% | 20.61% |
| Service | 14.59% | 13.56% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 26.53% | 28.31% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 10.25% | 10.21% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 12.04% | 14.29% | 14.05% |
