Melbourne, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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1%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

55%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Melbourne	Florida	National
Income per capita	$29,527	$27,598	$29,829
Median household income	$51,934	$48,900	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$64,022	$59,209	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$37,634	$34,622	$35,192
Median earnings male	$32,422	$31,444	$36,919
Median earnings female	$26,966	$25,332	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.9%	4.7%
Poverty level	15.4%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Melbourne is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in Melbourne is 6% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Melbourne is 55% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Melbourne is 2% higher than the national average

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$34,619 $51,934 $103,868

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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Melbourne median earnings by income bracket

Melbourne employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.6%	10.6%
Manufacturing sector	15.1%	15.1%
Financial & insurance services	2.0%	2.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.9%	13.9%
Public administration	5.9%	5.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.3%	5.3%
Education, health & social services	11.1%	11.1%
Other	34.4%	34.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Grant-Valkaria, FL	4,240	$92,857	67.8%
Palm Shores, FL	1,622	$88,235	59.5%
Satellite Beach, FL	11,000	$84,293	52.4%
Indialantic, FL	2,879	$82,917	49.9%
Malabar, FL	3,123	$82,800	49.7%
Melbourne, FL	82,281	$51,934	6.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Buena Park, CA	82,228	$84,680	53.1%
Longview, TX	82,183	$50,019	9.6%
Caledon, ON	82,130	n/a
Medford, OR	82,098	$52,243	5.6%
Prince George, BC	82,094	n/a
Melbourne, FL	82,281	$51,934	6.1%

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