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Parkland, FL vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Santa Cruz, is 45% less than it is in Parkland and is 28% above the National Average.
- Parkland unemployment rate is 3.2%.
- Santa Cruz unemployment rate is 4.5%.

Economy
 Parkland, FLSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.2%4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.9%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth48.4%33.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%9.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$63,078$46,720$37,638
 Household Income$174,295$96,217$69,021
 Family Median Income$182,654$145,326$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Parkland, FLSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.7%10.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.9%3.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.6%7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.1%5.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.8%4.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.1%3.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.2%6.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.1%9.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.9%16.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.2%11.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K40.5%20.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Parkland, FLSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance36.0%17.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.0%12.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%2.9%1.8%
 Legal3.8%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%10.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.9%4.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.6%6.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.1%1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.1%9.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.7%2.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%18.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.3%3.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.2%5.2%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 Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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