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

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Myers	Florida	National
Income per capita	$32,233	$27,598	$29,829
Median household income	$48,848	$48,900	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$70,572	$59,209	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$37,389	$34,622	$35,192
Median earnings male	$31,907	$31,444	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,043	$25,332	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.9%	4.7%
Poverty level	16.0%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Myers is 8% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fort Myers is 12% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fort Myers is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fort Myers is 6% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$32,562 $48,848 $97,696

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 Myers median earnings by income bracket

Fort Myers employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.4%	20.4%
Manufacturing sector	4.4%	4.4%
Financial & insurance services	2.6%	2.6%
Wholesale & retail services	17.2%	17.2%
Public administration	1.4%	1.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.8%	7.8%
Education, health & social services	10.6%	10.6%
Other	33.5%	33.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Buckingham, FL	4,269	$99,939	80.6%
Sanibel, FL	7,378	$92,875	67.9%
Burnt Store Marina, FL	2,140	$89,417	61.6%
Estero, FL	33,450	$88,803	60.5%
Three Oaks, FL	5,362	$85,223	54.0%
Fort Myers, FL	83,505	$48,848	11.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Goodyear, AZ	83,519	$85,217	54.0%
Trenton, NJ	83,387	$37,002	33.1%
Mission, TX	83,796	$49,358	10.8%
Troy, MI	84,051	$104,132	88.2%
New Westminster, BC	82,940	n/a
Fort Myers, FL	83,505	$48,848	11.7%

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