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SNAPSHOT : LOCAL LABOR FORCE

League City has a skilled labor force and one of the lowest unemployment rates in the Houston Metro .
116,834
POPULATION
36.5 MEDIAN AGE
$ 126,245 AVG . HOUSEHOLD INCOME
$ 97,116 AVG . DISPOSABLE INCOME
39,677
HOUSEHOLDS
29,583 FAMILIES
2.79 AVG . HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HIGHEST EDUCATION LEVEL OBTAINED
LEAGUE CITY
GALVESTON COUNTY
HARRIS COUNTY
WORKING AGE POPULATION
Less than 9th grade
1.5 %
3.8 %
9.4 %
9th to 12th grade , no diploma
2 %
6.1 %
7.6 %
High school graduate ( includes equivalency )
17.1 %
25 %
23.7 %
Some college , no degree
19.8 %
22.7 %
19.3 %
Associate degree
11.4 %
9.9 %
7.1 %
Bachelor ’ s degree
30.5 %
21.2 %
20.1 %
Graduate or professional degree
17.5 %
11.2 %
12.1 %
Percent high school graduate or higher
96.3 %
90 %
82.3 %
Percent bachelor ’ s degree or higher
48 %
32.4 %
32.2 % SOURCE : ESRI
60.5 Working age ( 20-64 )
11.4
Retired
28 Non-working age (< 19 )
24 • LEAGUE CITY REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE