Destin, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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67%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

51%

Household income NAT. AVG.

63%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Destin	Florida	National
Income per capita	$74,840	$40,554	$44,883
Median household income	$122,863	$72,078	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$138,568	$88,075	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$82,310	$51,794	$52,080
Median earnings male	$61,678	$45,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$40,659	$37,493	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.6%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Destin is 67% higher than the national average
The median household income in Destin is 51% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Destin is 63% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Destin is 36% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$81,900 $122,863 $245,726

City

$48,047 $72,078 $144,156

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Destin median earnings by income bracket

Destin employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.6%	12.6%
Manufacturing sector	4.3%	4.3%
Financial & insurance services	1.8%	1.8%
Wholesale & retail services	10.4%	10.4%
Public administration	9.0%	9.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.2%	9.2%
Education, health & social services	5.4%	5.4%
Other	45.7%	45.7%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lake Lorraine, FL	7,670	$129,149	58.8%
Shalimar, FL	856	$128,404	57.9%
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Miramar Beach, FL	9,072	$114,984	41.4%
Mary Esther, FL	4,488	$112,894	38.8%
Destin, FL	14,810	$122,863	51.1%

Cities with similar population

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Dayton, NV	14,811	$106,161	30.5%
Lake Stickney, WA	14,806	$106,448	30.9%
Fraser, MI	14,815	$85,502	5.1%
Gaspé, QC	14,815	n/a
Winkler, MB	14,804	n/a
Destin, FL	14,810	$122,863	51.1%

Source: The Destin, FL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.