Taft, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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35%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

36%

Household income NAT. AVG.

84%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Taft	Florida	National
Income per capita	$29,345	$40,554	$44,883
Median household income	$52,137	$72,078	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$77,446	$88,075	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$43,338	$51,794	$52,080
Median earnings male	$49,351	$45,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$24,469	$37,493	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.8%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	17.8%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Taft is 35% lower than the national average
The median household income in Taft is 36% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Taft is 84% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Taft is 18% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$34,754 $52,137 $104,274

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Taft median earnings by income bracket

Taft employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.7%	17.7%
Manufacturing sector	13.4%	13.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.4%	15.4%
Public administration	9.4%	9.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.1%	9.1%
Education, health & social services	3.3%	3.3%
Other	31.6%	31.6%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gotha, FL	2,063	$228,924	181.5%
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Windermere, FL	3,613	$187,803	130.9%
Bay Hill, FL	4,984	$164,657	102.4%
Taft, FL	1,626	$52,137	35.9%

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Rockvale, TN	1,626	$103,780	27.6%
Soap Lake, WA	1,626	$57,641	29.1%
Lambton, QC	1,626	n/a
Taft, FL	1,626	$52,137	35.9%

Source: The Taft, 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.