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Anderson, SC vs Destin, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Destin, is 119% more than it is in Anderson and is 16% above the National Average.
- Anderson unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Destin unemployment rate is 4.0%.
 Anderson, SCDestin, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.6%4.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%4.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.2%46.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%6.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,649$51,007$37,638
 Household Income$37,439$81,827$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,263$95,000$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Anderson, SCDestin, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K18.2%5.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.7%3.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K14.6%5.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.8%8.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.1%7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%8.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.6%7.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.7%15.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.5%18.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.4%9.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.2%11.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Anderson, SCDestin, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.1%21.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.3%4.5%6.5%
 Community, social services4.5%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.4%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%4.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.3%5.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.3%2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%1.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.9%10.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%4.0%3.6%
 Personal care1.6%2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.4%20.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%1.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.0%7.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving21.1%9.9%13.1%
Reviews for Anderson    8 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Anderson is a wonderful place to live! We’ve moved around quite abit. We had searched many places and one day by accident I came across Anderson on the internet. We  More

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Anderson has much to offer! Two well know established colleges, Lake Hartwell, Lake Secession, parks galore, plenty of shopping, two Wal-Marts, plenty of grocery stores,  More

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Over 15 years ago

To be quite honest I came to Anderson with City Snobbery... "these hicks and their camping stores every 5 feet, damn john deer, redneck fools" etc. I was miserable  More

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Reviews for Destin    14 Reviews

I find it amazing the place is rated one star - Yes the cost of housing is high especially as covid pushed more people to Florida. But living here is easy - three  More

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This tiny town is SO expensive. Unless you want a roach and mold infested place you will have to pay around $1800 or more and the “nice” places have reviews that scare  More

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I moved to Destin in 1987 when there was no development in the eastern part of town, only trees, beaches and a two lane road. I worked as a Sheriff's Deputy for over 30  More

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