Riviera Beach, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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27%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

74%

Household income NAT. AVG.

29%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Riviera Beach	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$57,093	$55,489	$44,883
Median household income	$141,757	$112,126	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$146,199	$142,381	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$106,850	$70,540	$52,080
Median earnings male	$97,803	$69,331	$54,343
Median earnings female	$61,437	$51,519	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.2%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Riviera Beach is 27% higher than the national average
The median household income in Riviera Beach is 74% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Riviera Beach is 29% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Riviera Beach is 65% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$94,495 $141,757 $283,514

City

$74,743 $112,126 $224,252

State

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

Nation

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Riviera Beach median earnings by income bracket

Riviera Beach employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.5%	16.5%
Manufacturing sector	8.7%	8.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%	0.9%
Wholesale & retail services	13.2%	13.2%
Public administration	12.2%	12.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.2%	9.2%
Education, health & social services	5.6%	5.6%
Other	30.3%	30.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fairwood, MD	6,920	$255,865	214.6%
Severna Park, MD	39,770	$228,814	181.3%
Herald Harbor, MD	2,496	$210,366	158.6%
Gambrills, MD	3,011	$207,775	155.5%
Ellicott City, MD	75,837	$197,015	142.2%
Riviera Beach, MD	13,245	$141,757	74.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ocean Pines, MD	13,245	$115,969	42.6%
Franklin Park, NJ	13,245	$135,281	66.3%
Plover, WI	13,243	$94,855	16.6%
McComb, MS	13,253	$45,328	44.3%
Lilburn, GA	13,254	$82,684	1.7%
Riviera Beach, MD	13,245	$141,757	74.3%

Source: The Riviera Beach, MD 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.