Fort Pierce South, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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18%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

25%

Household income NAT. AVG.

63%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Pierce South	Florida	National
Income per capita	$36,604	$40,554	$44,883
Median household income	$61,037	$72,078	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$80,548	$88,075	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$23,499	$51,794	$52,080
Median earnings male	$49,547	$45,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,838	$37,493	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.5%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Pierce South is 18% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fort Pierce South is 25% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fort Pierce South is 63% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fort Pierce South is 50% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$40,687 $61,037 $122,074

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Fort Pierce South median earnings by income bracket

Fort Pierce South employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.9%	20.9%
Manufacturing sector	4.2%	4.2%
Financial & insurance services	5.8%	5.8%
Wholesale & retail services	21.7%	21.7%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	19.0%	19.0%
Education, health & social services	15.3%	15.3%
Other	10.0%	10.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
South Beach, FL	3,372	$213,642	162.7%
Sewall's Point, FL	2,220	$189,566	133.1%
White City, FL	5,287	$117,424	44.4%
Rio, FL	733	$113,837	40.0%
St. Lucie Village, FL	795	$106,104	30.5%
Fort Pierce South, FL	4,644	$61,037	25.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Oconto, WI	4,643	$74,436	8.5%
South Greeley, WY	4,643	$68,070	16.3%
Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, QC	4,645	n/a
Wamego, KS	4,642	$79,913	1.7%
Aurora, NE	4,642	$96,368	18.5%
Fort Pierce South, FL	4,644	$61,037	25.0%

Source: The Fort Pierce South, 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.