2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Kissimmee, FL vs Tarpon Springs, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Tarpon Springs, is 40% more than it is in Kissimmee and is 18% below the National Average.
- Kissimmee unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Tarpon Springs unemployment rate is 4.8%.
 Kissimmee, FLTarpon Springs, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.8%4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.9%2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth45.5%41.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,756$42,501$37,638
 Household Income$41,746$58,328$69,021
 Family Median Income$45,894$79,578$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Kissimmee, FLTarpon Springs, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K13.7%13.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.0%3.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K15.5%9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.7%7.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.3%11.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.1%5.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.6%14.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K7.3%12.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.2%5.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.4%9.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Kissimmee, FLTarpon Springs, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.3%23.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.3%4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%0.9%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library3.6%5.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%7.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.6%4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.2%6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance9.0%4.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.9%23.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.3%6.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.7%7.5%13.1%
Reviews for Kissimmee    17 Reviews

I know that in Kissimmee, Florida they have a small sign (do not turn on red) on the right side of a two lane turn right only at the intersection Osceola Parkway and  More

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Over 12 years ago

My family and I currently live in aurora co. We are thinking of moving to Fl. early summer of 2013. We are looking at the Tampa area and Kissimmee area. We have been to  More

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Reviews for Tarpon Springs    3 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in this City for over 30 years and love it here. Once you go Greek you never want to change! Small town with fishing, boating, waterfront, parks are  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived in this town my almost my entire life and yes, I have tried to relocate only to find that I missed my hometown! Tarpon still has a small town feel to it.   More

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Over 18 years ago

Winters are great, summers are  More

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