Melbourne, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 16%

Household income 25%

Unemployment 5%

Index	Melbourne	Florida	National
Income per capita	$25,100	$27,598	$29,829
Median household income	$41,262	$48,900	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$52,359	$59,209	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$29,704	$34,622	$35,192
Median earnings male	$28,963	$31,444	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,505	$25,332	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.9%	4.7%
Poverty level	17.5%	16.1%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Melbourne is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Melbourne is 25% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Melbourne is 5% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Melbourne is 16% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$27,505$41,262$82,524

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 employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.7%	1.7%
Manufacturing sector	12.7%	0.4%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	4.8%
Wholesale & retail services	15.2%	14.2%
Public administration	5.6%	3.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.4%	2.0%
Education, health & social services	11.0%	35.2%
Other	33.0%	30.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Viera West, FL	8,680	$79,087	43%
Melbourne Beach, FL	3,189	$78,150	41%
Indialantic, FL	2,798	$73,661	33%
South Patrick Shores, FL	6,398	$70,363	27%
Malabar, FL	2,886	$68,047	23%
Melbourne, FL	78,911	$41,262	25%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Medford, OR	78,856	$44,130	20%
Mountain View, CA	78,827	$109,249	97%
Brooklyn Park, MN	78,823	$65,695	19%
Lynchburg, VA	78,755	$40,728	26%
Deerfield Beach, FL	78,642	$42,106	24%
Melbourne, FL	78,911	$41,262	25%

Source: The Melbourne, FL employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).