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

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	West Palm Beach	Florida	National
Income per capita	$50,615	$40,554	$44,883
Median household income	$82,207	$72,078	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$111,646	$88,075	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$63,021	$51,794	$52,080
Median earnings male	$51,406	$45,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$40,689	$37,493	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	17.0%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in West Palm Beach is 13% higher than the national average
The median household income in West Palm Beach is 1% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in West Palm Beach is equal to the national average
The poverty level in West Palm Beach is 12% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,799 $82,207 $164,414

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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West Palm Beach median earnings by income bracket

West Palm Beach employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.4%	11.4%
Manufacturing sector	4.9%	4.9%
Financial & insurance services	3.9%	3.9%
Wholesale & retail services	16.5%	16.5%
Public administration	3.0%	3.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.7%	9.7%
Education, health & social services	9.2%	9.2%
Other	39.3%	39.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Golf, FL	279	$366,330	350.4%
Manalapan, FL	329	$294,938	262.6%
Palm Beach, FL	9,038	$254,365	212.7%
Jupiter Farms, FL	13,461	$182,418	124.3%
Lake Clarke Shores, FL	3,708	$166,123	104.3%
West Palm Beach, FL	113,363	$82,207	1.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Billings, MT	113,244	$89,189	9.7%
Centennial, CO	113,795	$162,732	100.1%
Boulder, CO	112,777	$106,816	31.3%
Delta, BC	112,691	n/a
Broken Arrow, OK	112,690	$109,856	35.1%
West Palm Beach, FL	113,363	$82,207	1.1%

Source: The West Palm Beach, 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.