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Gastonia, NC vs Zephyrhills, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Zephyrhills, is 21% less than it is in Gastonia and is 64% below the National Average.
- Gastonia unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Zephyrhills unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Gastonia, NCZephyrhills, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.9%5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.7%2.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.4%44.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,179$23,847$37,638
 Household Income$52,990$42,023$69,021
 Family Median Income$71,483$52,234$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Gastonia, NCZephyrhills, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.8%13.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.8%6.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.4%15.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%13.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.1%12.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%9.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.6%10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%9.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.5%7.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.4%1.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.8%1.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Gastonia, NCZephyrhills, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.3%12.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.9%2.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%2.0%1.8%
 Legal0.7%0.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%5.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.1%2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%7.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.8%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.1%7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%3.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.1%27.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.6%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.4%7.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving19.4%16.6%13.1%
Reviews for Gastonia    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This city is about Greed. Council does not care about the citizens. The only hospital pays the city millions so they can be on hospital. Quality of care I rate a 2. Low  More

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Over 6 years ago

I AMFROM FLORIDA THE SUNSHINE STATE AND I AM LOOKING TO MAKE A MOVE TOWARD GASTONIA, NC. I AM A SINGLE PARENT OF 4 AND FEEL THAT THE RIGHT MOVE FOR MY FAMILY WOULD BE  More

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Over 16 years ago

The schools are overcrowded but the county is trying to rectify the situation by building new  More

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Reviews for Zephyrhills    2 Reviews

If you want to spend alot of money and be imprisoned because they change your lease without letting you know, stay at Providence at Zephyr Ridge Apartments. I stayed  More

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Over 18 years ago

Rapidly growing community. Still has small town values. Weather is very hot and humid. Although you are far enough inland not to experience the rath of the  More

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