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Arcadia, FL vs Parkersburg, WV

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- Household income in Parkersburg, is 40% more than it is in Arcadia and is 77% below the National Average.
- Arcadia unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Parkersburg unemployment rate is 7.5%.
 Arcadia, FLParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$17,418  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$38,960$69,021
 Family Median Income$31,695  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Arcadia, FLParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Arcadia, FLParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.2%6.5%
 Community, social services4.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library10.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support7.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.4%13.1%
Reviews for Arcadia    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Arcadia, is one of Florida's hidden little gems. It has a lot of southern charm, amiable residents, and beautiful homes and ranches. There are many fruit and vegetables  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have a house in the Lake Suzy area of Arcadia.The weather is great.The thing I like most about this area is the diversity.From my house I can drive 10 minutes north  More

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My husband and I plant to retire in Tampa, Florida in two years. I have do some research and found out about some of the natural disaster in LTampa, Florida, such as  More

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Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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