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

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24%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

30%

Household income NAT. AVG.

12%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Meade	Florida	National
Income per capita	$34,240	$40,554	$44,883
Median household income	$57,264	$72,078	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$73,488	$88,075	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$43,994	$51,794	$52,080
Median earnings male	$44,340	$45,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$37,377	$37,493	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	17.0%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Meade is 24% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fort Meade is 30% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fort Meade is 12% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fort Meade is 13% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$38,172 $57,264 $114,528

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Fort Meade median earnings by income bracket

Fort Meade employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.2%	23.2%
Manufacturing sector	8.3%	8.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	20.3%	20.3%
Public administration	2.2%	2.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.5%	6.5%
Education, health & social services	12.9%	12.9%
Other	25.2%	25.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lakeland Highlands, FL	11,828	$136,124	67.4%
Fort Green, FL	187	$122,990	51.2%
Highland Park, FL	210	$110,009	35.3%
Fuller Heights, FL	12,399	$105,180	29.3%
Highland City, FL	11,816	$101,144	24.4%
Fort Meade, FL	6,360	$57,264	29.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Manistee, MI	6,360	$75,005	7.8%
South Monroe, MI	6,359	$66,298	18.5%
East Falmouth, MA	6,362	$90,232	10.9%
Holly, MI	6,357	$75,958	6.6%
Beauceville, QC	6,357	n/a
Fort Meade, FL	6,360	$57,264	29.6%

Source: The Fort Meade, 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.