Editing Brownsville, Texas (section)

===Income and employment===
Despite a fast-growing economy, Brownsville has one of the highest poverty rates in the nation. The median income for a household in the city was $24,468, and the median income for a family was $26,186. Males had a median income of $21,739 versus $17,116 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city is $9,762. It is frequently cited as having the highest percentage of residents in the nation below the [[federal poverty level]]. About 31.6% of families and 35.7% of the population were below the federal [[poverty line]], including 48.4% of those under 18 and 31.5% of those 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=Selected Economic Characteristics: 2010–2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|publisher=[[United States Census]]|access-date=June 13, 2016|archive-date=December 27, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=In America's Poorest City, a Housing Breakthrough – CityLab|newspaper=Bloomberg.com |date=October 2014 |url=http://www.citylab.com/housing/2014/10/in-americas-poorest-city-a-housing-breakthrough/380912|access-date=May 30, 2015|archive-date=May 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516015755/http://www.citylab.com/housing/2014/10/in-americas-poorest-city-a-housing-breakthrough/380912/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Based on data collected from the [[United States Census Bureau]]'s American Community Survey, the Brownsville metropolitan area ranked as the second-poorest urban area in the country, behind the [[McAllen–Edinburg–Mission metropolitan area|McAllen metropolitan area]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cohen |first1=Jason |title=Rio Grande Valley Tops List of "America's Poorest Cities" |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/rio-grande-valley-tops-list-of-americas-poorest-cities/ |access-date=January 3, 2019 |work=Texas Monthly |date=January 21, 2013 |archive-date=January 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103004745/https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/rio-grande-valley-tops-list-of-americas-poorest-cities/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the city's unemployment rate was 6.2% with 18.1% adults holding a [[bachelor's degree]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stebbins |first1=Samuel |title=America's Poorest Cities |url=https://247wallst.com/special-report/2018/09/14/americas-poorest-cities-4/10/ |access-date=January 3, 2019 |publisher=24/7 Wall St. |date=September 14, 2018 |archive-date=January 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102193356/https://247wallst.com/special-report/2018/09/14/americas-poorest-cities-4/10/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It reported a 5.8% jobless rate the following year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kelley |first1=Rick |title=Texas sets record low jobless rate, but Valley higher |url=https://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/texas-sets-record-low-jobless-rate-but-valley-higher/article_d734c1f4-d530-5461-be0a-d07262783815.html |access-date=January 3, 2019 |work=The Brownsville Herald |date=March 9, 2018 |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310002117/http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/texas-sets-record-low-jobless-rate-but-valley-higher/article_d734c1f4-d530-5461-be0a-d07262783815.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Despite high unemployment rates, the urban area is also one of the fastest growing in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_275baf74-4e39-59ad-9f80-038f8b1246d3.html|title=Brownsville-McAllen fastest growing cities in Texas|first=Gilberto|last=Salinas|work=The Brownsville Herald|date=July 2, 2005|access-date=June 12, 2016|archive-date=July 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718111002/https://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_275baf74-4e39-59ad-9f80-038f8b1246d3.html|url-status=live}}</ref>