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Fountain Inn, SC vs Panama City Beach, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Panama City Beach, is 3% less than it is in Fountain Inn and is 2% above the National Average.
- Fountain Inn unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Panama City Beach unemployment rate is 4.5%.

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 Fountain Inn, SCPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.2%4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.4%34.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,283$40,447$37,638
 Household Income$72,558$70,131$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,391$77,974$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fountain Inn, SCPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.6%5.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.4%6.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.9%8.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.5%5.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.1%8.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K15.5%18.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.2%12.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.8%14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.9%10.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.6%6.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fountain Inn, SCPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.6%17.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.5%5.6%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%0.5%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library4.9%8.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%7.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.2%1.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.8%9.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care3.5%1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.3%27.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%8.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving22.4%5.5%13.1%

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Reviews for Fountain Inn    1 Reviews

Me and my husband moved from CA in late 2018 to Fountain Inn, SC. We absolutely love it here so far. We live within walking distance to downtown where they hold an  More

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Reviews for Panama City Beach    12 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here since 2001 and have seen many changes, mainly for the good. Although in the last couple years, and even more so after Hurricane Michael the cost of  More

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Over 5 years ago

I loved this area until I heard the property owners/corporations increased peoples rents between 30% to 90% that were still recovering from last years  More

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Over 11 years ago

Pannama city lived in the neighboring area 6 years loved it . I think you expect to much from such a small town as for the papermill you either put up with the smell or  More

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ZIPS IN FOUNTAIN INN, SOUTH CAROLINA
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32413 32407

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