Fort Lauderdale, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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52%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

14%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	National
Income per capita	$45,232	$27,598	$29,829
Median household income	$64,313	$48,900	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$85,859	$59,209	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$47,108	$34,622	$35,192
Median earnings male	$40,701	$31,444	$36,919
Median earnings female	$30,781	$25,332	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.9%	4.7%
Poverty level	15.8%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Lauderdale is 52% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fort Lauderdale is 16% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fort Lauderdale is 14% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fort Lauderdale is 4% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$42,871 $64,313 $128,626

City

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

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Fort Lauderdale median earnings by income bracket

Fort Lauderdale employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.8%	10.8%
Manufacturing sector	5.9%	5.9%
Financial & insurance services	3.4%	3.4%
Wholesale & retail services	15.0%	15.0%
Public administration	3.3%	3.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.3%	9.3%
Education, health & social services	9.0%	9.0%
Other	41.2%	41.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Golden Beach, FL	586	$250,001	351.9%
Lazy Lake, FL	25	$250,001	351.9%
Sea Ranch Lakes, FL	519	$196,250	254.7%
Parkland, FL	32,878	$159,692	188.7%
Southwest Ranches, FL	7,947	$133,750	141.8%
Fort Lauderdale, FL	181,818	$64,313	16.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Brownsville, TX	182,230	$40,924	26.0%
Chattanooga, TN	181,370	$47,165	14.7%
Sioux Falls, SD	180,927	$61,738	11.6%
Vancouver, WA	182,792	$63,617	15.0%
Newport News, VA	179,582	$54,511	1.5%
Fort Lauderdale, FL	181,818	$64,313	16.3%

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