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Parkland, FL vs Austin, TX

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- Household income in Austin, is 55% less than it is in Parkland and is 13% above the National Average.
- Parkland unemployment rate is 3.2%.
- Austin unemployment rate is 5.1%.

Economy
 Parkland, FLAustin, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.2%5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.9%3.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth48.4%47.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$63,078$48,550$37,638
 Household Income$174,295$78,965$69,021
 Family Median Income$182,654$104,153$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Parkland, FLAustin, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.7%8.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.9%2.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.6%6.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.1%6.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.8%7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.1%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.2%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.1%12.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.9%17.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.2%9.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K40.5%12.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Parkland, FLAustin, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance36.0%21.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.0%13.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%1.5%1.8%
 Legal3.8%2.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%6.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.9%4.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.6%4.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.1%1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%1.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.1%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.7%2.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%19.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.3%6.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.2%7.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Parkland    8 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I am only 18 years old, but I have lived here for 10 years, more than half of my life. I attended Riverglades Elementary, Westglades middle, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas  More

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Over 10 years ago

Let's face it, South Florida has really gone downhill fast in the past 5-7 years. Maybe it was the economy crashing, maybe it was the influx of crazies and weirdos to  More

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Our family is from Chicago and we have been living here a year now. Our family settled in NE Parkland, which is considered the "older" section of town. I like it here!   More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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