Cape Canaveral, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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44%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

58%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cape Canaveral	Florida	National
Income per capita	$43,003	$27,598	$29,829
Median household income	$53,016	$48,900	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$70,321	$59,209	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$43,054	$34,622	$35,192
Median earnings male	$39,013	$31,444	$36,919
Median earnings female	$32,688	$25,332	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.0%	4.9%	4.7%
Poverty level	11.0%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cape Canaveral is 44% higher than the national average
The median household income in Cape Canaveral is 4% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cape Canaveral is 58% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Cape Canaveral is 27% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,340 $53,016 $106,032

City

$32,596 $48,900 $97,800

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Cape Canaveral median earnings by income bracket

Cape Canaveral employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.8%	8.8%
Manufacturing sector	11.2%	11.2%
Financial & insurance services	2.2%	2.2%
Wholesale & retail services	6.5%	6.5%
Public administration	6.6%	6.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	16.7%	16.7%
Education, health & social services	3.0%	3.0%
Other	45.0%	45.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Palm Shores, FL	1,622	$88,235	59.5%
Satellite Beach, FL	11,000	$84,293	52.4%
Viera East, FL	12,284	$74,045	33.8%
Merritt Island, FL	33,975	$72,961	31.9%
Rockledge, FL	27,739	$70,028	26.6%
Cape Canaveral, FL	10,411	$53,016	4.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Monmouth, OR	10,411	$47,585	14.0%
Portage, WI	10,412	$52,183	5.7%
Mono, ON	10,413	n/a
Frederick, CO	10,414	$107,443	94.2%
Fort Madison, IA	10,407	$44,334	19.9%
Cape Canaveral, FL	10,411	$53,016	4.2%

Source: The Cape Canaveral, FL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).