Source: Austin Business Journal/bizjournals.com

Houston's African-American residents have high household incomes when compared with similar U.S. metros and that pay is rising, according to an examination of Census data by Forbes. The report used median household income data of 51 metro areas from the U.S. Census' American Community Survey from 2010 to 2016. The results show Houston joins 14 other cities, including major Texas metros Dallas, Austin and San Antonio, in "gaining ground" on median household income for African-American residents. Austin, in particular, stands out as the No. 2 city — behind Providence, Rhode Island — for African-American income growth between 2010 and 2016 with a 30.8 percent increase. In contrast, some cities, like Boston, New York and Settle, have high median household incomes among African-Americans, but "incomes there aren't quite keeping pace with overall figures in each metro," according to Forbes. Across the 51 metros, African-American median household income rose from $35,900 in 2010 to $41,300 in 2016, a gain of 15.6 percent.