WIC in Texas
Who meets the WIC income and category tests? Figures below use the 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000 for a household of four in Texas, unless the program uses its own dollar table.
The largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gap among ranked metros in Texas is $800: Austin at $1,817 and McAllen at $1,017.
Texas has no tax on wages. Combined state and local sales tax is 8.2%. The ACS effective property tax rate is 1.31%.
A household of four with $48,000 of income is about 145 percent of the $33,000 poverty guideline and is likely eligible for WIC. Likely on the 185 percent income test.
Limits behind the page
| Household | 100% | 138% | 185% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,960 | $22,025 | $29,526 |
| 2 | $21,640 | $29,863 | $40,034 |
| 3 | $27,320 | $37,702 | $50,542 |
| 4 | $33,000 | $45,540 | $61,050 |
An illustrative household
Two adults, ages 34 and 32, filing jointly, plus children ages 8 and 3. Gross income $48,000 a year, about 145 percent of the poverty guideline in Texas. They rent. Nobody is marked disabled or pregnant.
WIC
Likely eligibleLikely on the 185 percent income test
- Someone is pregnant or under age 5, which is the categorical test. Household income is 145 percent of poverty. The federal WIC income standard is 185 percent.
- Postpartum status was not asked. Adjunctive eligibility through SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF can waive the income test. Those links are not fully chained here.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Texas
Other programs in Texas
- Food stamps (SNAP)
- Medicaid and CHIP
- School meals
- LIHEAP
- Earned Income Tax Credit
- Child Tax Credit
- Marketplace subsidies
- Lifeline
- SSI
- State programs
Large metros in Texas
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · 2-bedroom FMR $1,807
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · 2-bedroom FMR $1,497
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · 2-bedroom FMR $1,441
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · 2-bedroom FMR $1,817
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX · 2-bedroom FMR $1,017
- El Paso, TX · 2-bedroom FMR $1,146