Orlando, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Orlando	Florida	National
Income per capita	$26,982	$27,598	$29,829
Median household income	$44,007	$48,900	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$65,274	$59,209	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$35,649	$34,622	$35,192
Median earnings male	$31,020	$31,444	$36,919
Median earnings female	$26,264	$25,332	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.9%	4.9%	4.7%
Poverty level	19.9%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Orlando is 10% lower than the national average
The median household income in Orlando is 20% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Orlando is 27% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Orlando is 32% higher than the national average

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$29,335 $44,007 $88,014

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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Orlando employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.7%	1.1%
Manufacturing sector	5.1%	0.3%
Financial & insurance services	3.6%	4.3%
Wholesale & retail services	16.0%	13.4%
Public administration	2.6%	2.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.8%	3.1%
Education, health & social services	10.8%	27.7%
Other	43.7%	43.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Windermere, FL	3,175	$127,344	130.2%
Lake Butler, FL	18,322	$106,168	91.9%
Bay Hill, FL	4,863	$102,589	85.4%
Horizon West, FL	22,538	$92,589	67.4%
Rio Pinar, FL	5,069	$87,125	57.5%
Orlando, FL	263,306	$44,007	20.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Jersey City, NJ	261,666	$60,703	9.7%
Fort Wayne, IN	260,954	$44,449	19.7%
Chula Vista, CA	260,598	$66,956	21.0%
Kitchener, ON	259,162	n/a
Buffalo, NY	258,989	$33,119	40.1%
Orlando, FL	263,306	$44,007	20.5%

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