Lake Worth, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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35%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

35%

Household income NAT. AVG.

55%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lake Worth	Florida	National
Income per capita	$29,052	$40,554	$44,883
Median household income	$52,867	$72,078	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$84,868	$88,075	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$39,010	$51,794	$52,080
Median earnings male	$31,434	$45,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$29,140	$37,493	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.6%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	28.7%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lake Worth is 35% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lake Worth is 35% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lake Worth is 55% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Lake Worth is 90% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,241 $52,867 $105,734

City

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

State

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

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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Lake Worth median earnings by income bracket

Lake Worth employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.6%	2.0%
Manufacturing sector	2.7%	3.8%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.9%
Wholesale & retail services	12.4%	12.8%
Public administration	1.3%	1.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.5%	1.3%
Education, health & social services	6.4%	27.0%
Other	51.3%	50.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gulf Stream, FL	921	$373,082	358.7%
Golf, FL	279	$366,330	350.4%
Manalapan, FL	329	$294,938	262.6%
Palm Beach, FL	9,038	$254,365	212.7%
Highland Beach, FL	4,052	$180,080	121.4%
Lake Worth, FL	38,026	$52,867	35.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lima, OH	38,026	$52,013	36.0%
Waxahachie, TX	38,021	$100,984	24.2%
Winter Springs, FL	38,040	$115,771	42.3%
Greenfield, WI	38,049	$92,661	13.9%
Addison, IL	38,050	$101,122	24.3%
Lake Worth, FL	38,026	$52,867	35.0%

Source: The Lake Worth, 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.