| ECONOMY | Harlingen | Montgomery | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 11.20% | 8.40% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 0.14% | 0.22% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 29.08% | 32.04% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 8.25% | 10.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 0.00% | 5.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $16,802 | $23,140 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $37,293 | $42,599 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 19.63% | 15.74% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 14.54% | 12.19% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 13.18% | 13.41% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 16.31% | 16.58% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 18.03% | 18.65% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 8.66% | 10.07% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 6.34% | 8.69% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 2.32% | 3.38% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.90% | 1.19% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.08% | 0.10% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 10.37% | 15.94% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 24.47% | 24.71% | 20.61% |
| Service | 19.70% | 13.84% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 25.12% | 29.27% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.59% | 0.15% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 8.78% | 5.95% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 10.96% | 10.15% | 14.05% |