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Lexington, KY vs Palm Bay, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Palm Bay, is 9% less than it is in Lexington and is 23% below the National Average.
- Lexington unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Palm Bay unemployment rate is 4.9%.

Economy
 Lexington, KYPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.3%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.8%42.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.8%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,475$27,695$37,638
 Household Income$61,526$55,963$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,028$63,148$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lexington, KYPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.6%7.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%4.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.8%11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.0%10.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.7%9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%11.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.5%12.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.3%13.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.9%12.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.3%3.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.8%3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lexington, KYPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.5%11.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.8%7.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%1.1%1.8%
 Legal1.6%0.3%1.2%
 Education, library8.5%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.4%6.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.7%5.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.0%6.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%24.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.7%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.9%10.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.1%12.5%13.1%

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Reviews for Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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Reviews for Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total
ZIPS IN PALM BAY, FLORIDA
32907 32909 32905 32908

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