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

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50%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

14%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	National
Income per capita	$67,429	$40,554	$44,883
Median household income	$94,977	$72,078	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$127,174	$88,075	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$71,578	$51,794	$52,080
Median earnings male	$60,796	$45,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$44,851	$37,493	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.8%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Lauderdale is 50% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fort Lauderdale is 17% 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

$63,311 $94,977 $189,954

City

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

State

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

Nation

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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.
Lazy Lake, FL	26	$378,821	365.8%
Golden Beach, FL	607	$370,022	354.9%
Sea Ranch Lakes, FL	531	$293,152	260.4%
Parkland, FL	34,063	$237,354	191.8%
Southwest Ranches, FL	8,140	$199,364	145.1%
Fort Lauderdale, FL	187,807	$94,977	16.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chattanooga, TN	187,734	$71,099	12.6%
Vancouver, WA	188,837	$96,200	18.3%
Worcester, MA	189,035	$78,226	3.8%
Brownsville, TX	189,413	$59,793	26.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	185,812	$92,898	14.2%
Fort Lauderdale, FL	187,807	$94,977	16.8%

Source: The Fort Lauderdale, 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.