Merritt Island, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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42%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

32%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Merritt Island	Florida	National
Income per capita	$42,339	$27,598	$29,829
Median household income	$72,961	$48,900	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$82,626	$59,209	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$45,198	$34,622	$35,192
Median earnings male	$48,272	$31,444	$36,919
Median earnings female	$29,048	$25,332	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.9%	4.7%
Poverty level	6.8%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Merritt Island is 42% higher than the national average
The median household income in Merritt Island is 32% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Merritt Island is 37% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Merritt Island is 55% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,635 $72,961 $145,922

City

$32,596 $48,900 $97,800

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Merritt Island median earnings by income bracket

Merritt Island employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.6%	8.6%
Manufacturing sector	16.1%	16.1%
Financial & insurance services	1.3%	1.3%
Wholesale & retail services	14.1%	14.1%
Public administration	10.0%	10.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.9%	8.9%
Education, health & social services	7.3%	7.3%
Other	31.7%	31.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Palm Shores, FL	1,622	$88,235	59.5%
Satellite Beach, FL	11,000	$84,293	52.4%
Viera East, FL	12,284	$74,045	33.8%
Rockledge, FL	27,739	$70,028	26.6%
Viera West, FL	14,204	$68,445	23.7%
Merritt Island, FL	33,975	$72,961	31.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pullman, WA	33,974	$32,073	42.0%
Salisbury, NC	33,961	$43,364	21.6%
North Ridgeville, OH	33,961	$77,560	40.2%
Sun Prairie, WI	33,954	$79,566	43.8%
Cookeville, TN	33,922	$40,836	26.2%
Merritt Island, FL	33,975	$72,961	31.9%

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