Austin, TX
You need to make this much to be considered middle-class in Austin
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AUSTIN – A new study shows how much a person in Austin needs to make in order to be considered middle-class.
The annual study from SmartAsset calculated the middle-class income ranges for 100 major U.S. cities and all 50 states.
Middle-class in Texas
By the numbers:
In order to be considered middle-class in Texas, you need to make between $50,515 and $151,560, according to the study.
The same study last year found the range to be considered middle-class in Texas to be from $48,185 to $144,568.
SmartAsset’s study considers middle-class to be two-thirds to double the median household income.
Texas finished in the middle of the pack in the rankings.
The median household income in the state is $75,780.
That put the Lone Star State as the 23rd highest of the 50 states.
What is considered middle-class in North Texas
By the numbers:
The study also looked at what is considered to be middle-class in 100 cities around the country.
Austin’s median household income was $91,501, the 18th highest on the list.
That means, in order to be considered middle-class in Austin, you need to make between $60,995 and $183,002.
Other Texas cities to make the list include Plano (7), Irving (43), Fort Worth (46), Garland (55), Dallas (59), Arlington (61) Corpus Christi (73), Houston (75), San Antonio (78), Laredo (82), El Paso (86) and Lubbock (92).
Middle-class for each U.S. state
- Massachusetts, $66,565-$199,716
- New Jersey, $66,514-$199,562
- Maryland, $65,779-$197,356
- New Hampshire, $64,552-$193,676
- California, $63,674-$191,042
- Hawaii, $63,542-$190,644
- Washington, $63,064-$189,210
- Utah, $62,274-$186,842
- Colorado, $61,934-$185,822
- Connecticut, $61,104-$183,330
- Virginia, $59,948-$179,862
- Alaska, $57,748-$173,262
- Minnesota, $56,718-$170,172
- Rhode Island, $56,642-$169,944
- New York, $54,725-$164,190
- Delaware, $54,235-$162,722
- Vermont, $54,135-$162,422
- Illinois, $53,532-$160,612
- Oregon, $53,435-$160,320
- Arizona, $51,538-$154,630
- North Dakota, $51,012-$153,050
- Nevada, $50,904-$152,728
- Texas, $50,515-$151,560
- Idaho, $49,956-$149,884
- Georgia, $49,750-$149,264
- Wisconsin, $49,749-$149,262
- Nebraska, $49,722-$149,180
- Pennsylvania, $49,211-$147,648
- Maine, $49,150-$147,466
- Florida, $48,869-$146,622
- Wyoming, $48,272-$144,830
- South Dakota, $47,869-$143,620
- Iowa, $47,617-$142,866
- Montana, $47,198-$141,608
- North Carolina, $47,198-$141,608
- Kansas, $46,884-$140,666
- Indiana, $46,313-$138,954
- Michigan, $46,117-$138,366
- Missouri, $45,692-$137,090
- South Carolina, $45,198-$135,608
- Ohio, $45,175-$135,538
- Tennessee, $45,083-$135,262
- New Mexico, $41,508-$124,536
- Alabama, $41,471-$124,424
- Oklahoma, $41,421-$124,276
- Kentucky, $40,741-$122,236
- Arkansas, $39,129-$117,400
- Louisiana, $38,815-$116,458
- West Virginia, $37,295-$111,896
- Mississippi, $36,132-$108,406
What is considered middle-class in U.S. cities
- Arlington, Virginia, $93,470-$280,438
- San Jose, California, $90,810-$272,458
- Irvine, California, $85,317-$255,978
- San Francisco, California, $84,478-$253,460
- Gilbert, Arizona, $81,622-$244,890
- Seattle, Washington, $80,397-$241,216
- Plano, Texas, $72,389-$217,188
- Washington, District of Columbia, $72,133-$216,420
- Chula Vista, California, $71,075-$213,246
- Scottsdale, Arizona, $70,698-$212,116
- San Diego, California, $70,513-$211,560
- Chandler, Arizona, $70,255-$210,786
- Boston, Massachusetts, $64,614-$193,862
- Oakland, California, $64,546-$193,656
- Anchorage, Alaska, $62,952-$188,874
- Denver, Colorado, $62,765-$188,314
- Chesapeake, Virginia, $61,749-$185,266
- Austin, Texas, $60,995-$183,002
- Jersey City, New Jersey, $60,851-$182,572
- Enterprise, Nevada, $60,811-$182,450
- Virginia Beach, Virginia, $60,755-$182,282
- Aurora, Colorado, $59,527-$178,600
- Riverside, California, $58,777-$176,350
- Raleigh, North Carolina, $57,534-$172,618
- Portland, Oregon, $57,366-$172,114
- Sacramento, California, $57,280-$171,856
- Santa Ana, California, $57,270-$171,828
- Atlanta, Georgia, $57,248-$171,760
- Honolulu, Hawaii, $56,599-$169,814
- Anaheim, California, $56,576-$169,744
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, $55,471-$166,430
- Henderson, Nevada, $54,979-$164,952
- Long Beach, California, $54,399-$163,212
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, $53,995-$162,002
- Charlotte, North Carolina, $53,715-$161,162
- Reno, Nevada, $53,571-$160,730
- Nashville, Tennessee, $53,473-$160,434
- Durham, North Carolina, $53,371-$160,128
- Boise City, Idaho, $53,313-$159,954
- Los Angeles, California, $53,129-$159,402
- Phoenix, Arizona, $53,104-$159,328
- Bakersfield, California, $52,898-$158,710
- Irving, Texas, $52,885-$158,670
- Mesa, Arizona, $52,758-$158,290
- North Las Vegas, Nevada, $52,627-$157,898
- Fort Worth, Texas, $51,383-$154,164
- New York, New York, $51,046-$153,154
- Stockton, California, $50,789-$152,382
- Port St. Lucie, Florida, $49,947-$149,856
- Chicago, Illinois, $49,644-$148,948
- St. Paul, Minnesota, $49,312-$147,950
- Las Vegas, Nevada, $49,184-$147,568
- Tampa, Florida, $48,562-$145,702
- St. Petersburg, Florida, $47,824-$143,486
- Garland, Texas, $47,815-$143,458
- Omaha, Nebraska, $47,487-$142,476
- Glendale, Arizona, $47,062-$141,200
- Madison, Wisconsin, $46,985-$140,968
- Dallas, Texas, $46,743-$140,242
- Orlando, Florida, $46,271-$138,828
- Arlington, Texas, $46,134-$138,416
- Miami, Florida, $45,752-$137,270
- Jacksonville, Florida, $45,375-$136,138
- Lincoln, Nebraska, $45,362-$136,100
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, $45,267-$135,814
- Fresno, California, $45,064-$135,206
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, $44,672-$134,030
- Indianapolis, Indiana, $44,415-$133,258
- Lexington, Kentucky, $44,257-$132,784
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, $44,142-$132,438
- Richmond, Virginia, $43,762-$131,300
- Kansas City, Missouri, $43,479-$130,450
- Corpus Christi, Texas, $43,421-$130,276
- Spokane, Washington, $43,340-$130,032
- Houston, Texas, $41,754-$125,274
- Norfolk, Virginia, $41,584-$124,764
- Columbus, Ohio, $41,563-$124,700
- San Antonio, Texas, $41,544-$124,644
- Greensboro, North Carolina, $41,161-$123,494
- Louisville, Kentucky, $40,988-$122,976
- Wichita, Kansas, $40,850-$122,562
- Laredo, Texas, $40,476-$121,440
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, $40,197-$120,604
- Baltimore, Maryland, $39,715-$119,158
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina, $39,455-$118,378
- El Paso, Texas, $38,208-$114,634
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, $38,088-$114,276
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, $37,877-$113,642
- St. Louis, Missouri, $37,493-$112,490
- Tucson, Arizona, $37,135-$111,416
- New Orleans, Louisiana, $37,050-$111,160
- Lubbock, Texas, $36,297-$108,902
- Cincinnati, Ohio, $36,206-$108,628
- Newark, New Jersey, $35,875-$107,636
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, $35,324-$105,984
- Memphis, Tennessee, $34,263-$102,798
- Buffalo, New York, $30,969-$92,916
- Toledo, Ohio, $30,865-$92,604
- Cleveland, Ohio, $26,025-$78,082
- Detroit, Michigan, $25,384-$76,160
The Source: Information in this article comes from SmartAsset’s yearly analysis. To determine what is considered middle class SmartAsset looked at the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2023 1-year American Community Survey data for the median household income in 100 of the largest U.S. cities, as well as all 50 states. The company then used the Pew Research definition of middle class, which is ⅔ to double the median household income.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas’ highway system dropped two spots since 2025, and now ranks at No. 27 in the country for its cost-effectiveness and overall conditions, according to the Reason Foundation’s 2026 Highway Report.
The report assessed pavement conditions, fatalities, deficient bridges, infrastructure costs and congestion levels across the United States. Texas earned the following rankings:
- 33rd in urban interstate pavement conditions
- 21st in rural interstate pavement conditions
- 39th in urban arterial pavement conditions
- 12th in rural arterial pavement conditions
- 3rd in structurally deficient bridges
- 26th in urban fatality rate
- 42nd in rural fatality rate
- 41st in traffic congestion
“More than 42,000 of the nation’s 618,923 highway bridges, nearly 7%, are still structurally deficient. Arizona, Nevada, and Texas reported the lowest percentages of deficient bridges,” the report said.
The full report can be found online.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Small hail peppered the Austin area as strong thunderstorms moved through Saturday.
A few of the storms dropped rain and up to pea-sized hail in San Marcos, Dripping Springs and the Austin metro area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for Williamson County around 8:15 p.m., and then canceled shortly after. However, it was enough for the Two Step Inn music festival in Georgetown to cancel shows for the rest of the evening. Event organizers say the festival will run as planned Sunday.
KXAN’s First Warning Weather team is monitoring the storms. We will update this post as the evening continues.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution unveiled a new monument at the Texas State Cemetery on Saturday, dedicated to Texas Revolutionary War soldiers.
“We must educate every generation about why it is that America grew from a tenuous 13 colonies into the most powerful country in the history of the world,” said Governor Abbott. “This monument here is an enduring testament to the heroes who fought for the freedom that is unique to America.”
The monument was dedicated to 69 soldiers who fought in the American Revolutionary War and later settled in Texas, according to a press release.
Among those that were honored, Abbott recognized:
- José Santiago Seguín, grandfather of Texas Revolutionary hero Juan Seguín.
- Peter Sides, who fought in the 2nd Battalion of the North Carolina Regiment of the Colonial Army, and was later killed in the 1813 Battle of Medina, fighting for Mexican independence against Spain.
- Antonio Gil Y’Barbo, the founder of Nacogdoches.
- William Sparks, who fought as a mounted rifleman in the American Revolution and later settled in Texas. He had two sons and two grandsons who fought in the Texas Revolution.
“This year marks the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, which not only gave freedom to the British colonies of North America, but inspired movements for freedom and liberty all over the world,” said TSSAR President Mel Oller. “Texans played a role in the war too, and it’s important to recognize them, and the sacrifices they made for our freedom.”
At the monument unveiling, Abbott was also inducted into the Sons of the American Revolution and received its Silver Good Citizenship Medal.
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