Categories: Texas News

Austin tops list of Texas cities with highest disposable income

DALLAS (KDAF) — A new study has revealed which states and metro areas have the most and least disposable income in Texas.

Researchers analyzed cost-of-living data from MIT and average wage data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to calculate how much money the average person has left after covering essential expenses in each state and major metro area.

They found that the average Texas resident has around $15,853 of disposable income each year (around $1,321 per month) — but wages and cost-of-living varies greatly around the state, and people in some cities have far more disposable income than others. Austin took first place, with $18,075 of disposable income, while Dallas=Fort Worth has $16,221.

Here are the top 10 metro areas in Texas where residents have the most disposable income:

Metro Area Leftover Disposable Income (Annual)
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $18,075
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $17,370
Killeen-Temple, TX $16,741
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $16,221
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $15,883
Midland, TX $15,541
College Station-Bryan, TX $14,095
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $13,729
Amarillo, TX $13,220
Waco, TX $12,820
rssfeeds-admin

Recent Posts

Pokémon Champions Producer Acknowledges Visual ‘Limitations’ Amid Ongoing Fan Scrutiny of Series’ Graphics

The Pokémon Company technical director Masaaki Hoshino has acknowledged continued fan scrutiny of the series'…

11 minutes ago

John Wick 5 Gets First Positive Update in a Year

John Wick 5 just got a positive update that suggests the movie will be made…

12 minutes ago

When Brazil Built Its Capital on Modernist Principles: The Controversial Design of Brasília

When we think of modern architecture, we often think first of what’s called the International…

1 hour ago

Meta experiments with AI internally, Musk and Altman head to court, and startups continue to innovate in April

This month big tech companies have been dominating the AI news cycle on a number…

2 hours ago

How AI eSIM Is Redefining International Connectivity

Nowadays, people expect instant access to bookings, communication, and maps the moment they land in…

2 hours ago

The #1 Reason Your AI RAG Pipeline Gives Wrong Answers: Bad Document Labeling

Your embeddings are solid. Your vector database is tuned. Your LLM is capable. So why…

2 hours ago

This website uses cookies.