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Palm Coast Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Palm Coast Area is $24,788, which is lower than the state average of $26,451 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. Palm Coast Area median household income is $48,134. On average Palm Coast Area residents spend 25.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 25.8 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.4 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #316

Palm Coast Area	24,788 USD
Florida	26,451 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Palm Coast Area	27,511 USD
Florida	27,358 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Palm Coast Area	32,455 USD
Florida	31,111 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Palm Coast Area	24,936 USD
Florida	24,578 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #329

Palm Coast Area	48,134 USD
Florida	47,309 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Palm Coast Area	62,160 USD
Florida	66,599 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Palm Coast Area	1.18%
Florida	21.62%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Palm Coast Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Florida and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Palm Coast Area		Florida		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.57%	$17,719, see rank	22.05%	$22,859	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	46.97%	$19,379, see rank	34.34%	$17,205	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	1.86%	$3,299, see rank	1.88%	$3,486	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	31.29%	$28,462, see rank	19.22%	$24,602	17.61%	$23,126

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Palm Coast Area	54,759 USD
Florida	57,128 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Palm Coast Area	70,229 USD
Florida	77,660 USD
U.S.	85,065 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Palm Coast Area	Florida	U.S.
White	$49,727, see rank	$50,042	$56,203
Black	$36,540, see rank	$34,690	$35,564
Hispanic	$40,590, see rank	$40,860	$41,994
Asian	$60,485, see rank	$59,979	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$39,630, see rank	$39,159	$37,469
One Race, Other	$35,274, see rank	$38,831	$40,405
Two or More Races	$37,083, see rank	$42,618	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Palm Coast Area	Florida	U.S.
less than 25	$20,781, see rank	$25,554	$25,955
25 to 44	$53,440, see rank	$51,597	$58,073
45 to 64	$54,392, see rank	$55,945	$64,486
65 or over	$41,739, see rank	$36,631	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Palm Coast Area	Florida	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	79,321, see rank	15,364,895	243,810,053
Male¹	37,726, 47.56%, see rank	48.38%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	20,112, 53.31%, see rank	65.53%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	56, 0.15%, see rank	0.65%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	20,056, 53.16%, see rank	64.88%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	17,501, 87.26%, see rank	88.12%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,555, 12.74%, see rank	11.88%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	17,614, 46.69%, see rank	34.47%	29.80%
Female¹	41,595, 52.44%, see rank	51.62%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	19,703, 47.37%, see rank	56.20%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	19,703, 47.37%, see rank	56.08%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	17,496, 88.80%, see rank	89.28%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,207, 11.20%, see rank	10.72%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	21,892, 52.63%, see rank	43.80%	40.57%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Palm Coast Area	Florida	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	34,436, 100%	8,107,476	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	27,905, 81.03%, see rank	79.48%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,358, 9.75%, see rank	10.02%	10.03%
Public Transportation	74, 0.21%, see rank	2.03%	4.98%
Walked	238, 0.69%, see rank	1.56%	2.82%
Other Means	705, 2.05%, see rank	2.23%	1.76%
Worked at Home	2,156, 6.26%, see rank	4.68%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Palm Coast Area	25.8 minutes
Florida	25.8 minutes
U.S.	25.4 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Palm Coast Area	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	34,997	8,220,927	141,996,548
Male¹	17,501, 50.01%, see rank	51.69%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,969, 28.39%, see rank	30.59%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	3,955, 22.60%, see rank	18.09%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,401, 19.43%, see rank	20.36%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	27, 0.15%, see rank	1.11%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,605, 9.17%, see rank	9.79%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,310, 13.20%, see rank	13.55%	17.87%
Female¹	17,496, 49.99%, see rank	48.31%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,289, 35.95%, see rank	36.42%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	3,551, 20.30%, see rank	22.40%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,685, 38.21%, see rank	36.06%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	34, 0.19%, see rank	0.34%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	38, 0.22%, see rank	0.34%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	899, 5.14%, see rank	4.15%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Palm Coast Area	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	34,997, 100%	8,220,927	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	156, 0.45%, see rank	1.17%	1.90%
Construction	2,244, 6.41%, see rank	6.97%	6.49%
Manufacturing	2,238, 6.39%, see rank	5.53%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	781, 2.23%, see rank	2.95%	2.83%
Retail Trade	4,968, 14.20%, see rank	13.30%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,052, 3.01%, see rank	5.12%	5.00%
Information	684, 1.95%, see rank	2.10%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,873, 8.21%, see rank	7.77%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4,463, 12.75%, see rank	12.23%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,598, 24.57%, see rank	21.03%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,600, 10.29%, see rank	11.59%	9.18%
Public Administration	1,606, 4.59%, see rank	4.88%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,734, 4.95%, see rank	5.36%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Palm Coast Area	%	Florida	U.S.
Population in Poverty	13,748	14.44%, see rank	15.62%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	2,419	9.46%, see rank	11.36%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.