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Knoxville, TN vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Fort Lauderdale, is 51% more than it is in Knoxville and is 3% below the National Average.
- Knoxville unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Fort Lauderdale unemployment rate is 6.1%.

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 Knoxville, TNFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.7%6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.5%37.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,277$48,407$37,638
 Household Income$44,308$66,994$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,141$78,205$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Knoxville, TNFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K15.0%10.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.6%3.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.5%7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.6%8.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.5%7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.5%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.8%8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.9%11.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.3%15.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.6%6.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.6%12.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Knoxville, TNFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.6%19.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.5%4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%1.2%1.8%
 Legal1.1%2.9%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.9%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.2%4.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.2%2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.1%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.0%5.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.8%22.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%8.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.2%10.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Knoxville    122 Reviews

What’s not to like? Friendly folks, mountains, rivers, lakes, streams, trees, amazing southern cuisine. Minimal traffic, solid museums, kid friendly everything, great  More

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I lived in Knoxville for 3 years and still go there to see a doctor of mine until my treatment is over. You could not pay me to return to Knoxville now that I foster  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is my second residence in Knoxville and I'm loving my return after a 30 year absence. I love the city and county and the atmosphere surrounding them. What's not to  More

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
37918, 37920, 37922, 37923, 37931, 37921, 37919, 37849, 37917, 37912, 16 total
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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