Sunset, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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44%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

64%

Household income NAT. AVG.

59%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sunset	Florida	National
Income per capita	$64,725	$40,554	$44,883
Median household income	$133,526	$72,078	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$150,753	$88,075	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$62,245	$51,794	$52,080
Median earnings male	$68,217	$45,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$55,820	$37,493	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.0%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.2%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sunset is 44% higher than the national average
The median household income in Sunset is 64% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sunset is 59% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Sunset is 32% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$89,008 $133,526 $267,052

City

$48,047 $72,078 $144,156

State

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

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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Sunset median earnings by income bracket

Sunset employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.9%	6.9%
Manufacturing sector	5.6%	5.6%
Financial & insurance services	6.3%	6.3%
Wholesale & retail services	9.6%	9.6%
Public administration	7.1%	7.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.2%	11.2%
Education, health & social services	22.1%	22.1%
Other	28.5%	28.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fisher Island, FL	367	$345,858	325.2%
Key Biscayne, FL	13,140	$250,720	208.3%
Pinecrest, FL	19,841	$249,223	206.4%
Miami Shores, FL	10,653	$186,160	128.9%
Palmetto Bay, FL	25,232	$181,108	122.7%
Sunset, FL	15,259	$133,526	64.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Jennings, MO	15,259	$48,228	40.7%
Mercier, QC	15,257	n/a
Hobe Sound, FL	15,254	$81,749	0.5%
Mount Vernon, IL	15,250	$63,109	22.4%
Tonawanda, NY	15,243	$76,438	6.0%
Sunset, FL	15,259	$133,526	64.2%

Source: The Sunset, FL 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.