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Ellenton, FL vs Okeechobee, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Okeechobee, is 33% less than it is in Ellenton and is 72% below the National Average.
- Ellenton unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Okeechobee unemployment rate is 4.4%.

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 Ellenton, FLOkeechobee, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.4%4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.4%-2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth45.1%40.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,674$21,449$37,638
 Household Income$59,723$40,149$69,021
 Family Median Income$59,177$42,258$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ellenton, FLOkeechobee, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.2%10.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%4.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.5%19.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K15.5%14.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.7%11.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.1%9.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K28.8%6.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K4.6%5.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K4.4%13.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.4%3.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.1%0.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ellenton, FLOkeechobee, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.3%7.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science0.6%0.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.2%2.3%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.1%1.2%
 Education, library0.7%13.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.1%4.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.5%3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.9%3.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.2%5.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%4.6%3.6%
 Personal care4.1%2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support28.5%14.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%4.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%20.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.8%11.8%13.1%

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Reviews for Ellenton    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Ellenton is actually a postal address across the Manatee River from Bradenton. We are centrally located between Sarasota, St. Pete's and Tampa. Each is a 20-40 minute  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lovely small community On the Manatee River, 15 minutes from the  More

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Reviews for Okeechobee    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Okeechobee since 1985. It is a good place to raise kids due to lower crime rates, however, children-related activities are few and far between, unless  More

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Over 15 years ago

It was named for the Lake Okeechobee, which was itself named for Hitchiti words oka (water) and chobi (big). I grew up in Okeechobee County in the 70's, I still love  More

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Over 16 years ago

This town has such a crazy name. I cant even pronounce it and i live  More

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ZIPS IN ELLENTON, FLORIDA
34222
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34972

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