West Palm Beach, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 5%

Household income 16%

Unemployment 22%

Index	West Palm Beach	Florida	National
Income per capita	$31,426	$27,598	$29,829
Median household income	$46,672	$48,900	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$62,821	$59,209	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$34,883	$34,622	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,091	$31,444	$36,919
Median earnings female	$25,838	$25,332	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.7%	4.9%	4.7%
Poverty level	19.0%	16.1%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in West Palm Beach is 5% higher than the national average
The median household income in West Palm Beach is 16% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in West Palm Beach is 22% higher than the national average
The poverty level in West Palm Beach is 26% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,111$46,672$93,344

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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West Palm Beach employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.4%	1.1%
Manufacturing sector	4.5%	0.6%
Financial & insurance services	3.2%	4.3%
Wholesale & retail services	15.2%	16.0%
Public administration	3.4%	5.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.7%	2.4%
Education, health & social services	11.5%	31.9%
Other	42.4%	34.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Manalapan, FL	270	$209,375	278.5%
Golf, FL	213	$188,750	241.2%
Palm Beach, FL	8,501	$115,050	108.0%
Jupiter Farms, FL	11,809	$86,225	55.9%
Wellington, FL	61,371	$83,270	50.5%
West Palm Beach, FL	104,978	$46,672	15.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Green Bay, WI	104,951	$43,473	21.4%
Wichita Falls, TX	105,013	$43,997	20.5%
Broken Arrow, OK	104,869	$68,596	24.0%
Clarington, ON	104,855	n/a
Brantford, ON	105,103	n/a
West Palm Beach, FL	104,978	$46,672	15.6%

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