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Fort Myers Beach, FL vs Punta Gorda, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Punta Gorda, is 10% less than it is in Fort Myers Beach and is 0% below the National Average.
- Fort Myers Beach unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Punta Gorda unemployment rate is 5.0%.

Economy
 Fort Myers Beach, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.6%5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.9%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.6%38.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$67,456$49,469$37,638
 Household Income$76,888$68,923$69,021
 Family Median Income$109,311$86,803$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Myers Beach, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.0%8.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%4.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.9%7.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.5%7.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.5%7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.9%8.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.5%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.6%13.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.7%16.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.8%6.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K14.3%10.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Myers Beach, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.5%26.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science0.9%2.7%6.5%
 Community, social services0.3%2.1%1.8%
 Legal6.6%2.2%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.5%8.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.0%1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%3.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving20.8%5.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.0%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care1.3%0.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.6%26.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.3%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%2.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.7%7.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Fort Myers Beach    2 Reviews

Live at the southern end of Fort Myers Beach near Lover's Key. The beaches are wide and the water turquoise  More

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Wonderful island town with a laid-back lifestyle and lively politics! Beautiful beach with easy  More

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Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 7 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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ZIPS IN FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA
33931
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33950 33955

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