2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Auburn, AL vs Panama City, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Panama City, is 6% less than it is in Auburn and is 34% below the National Average.
- Auburn unemployment rate is 2.3%.
- Panama City unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Auburn, ALPanama City, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate2.3%5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.7%2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.1%27.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,811$30,862$37,638
 Household Income$54,700$51,569$69,021
 Family Median Income$101,751$65,578$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Auburn, ALPanama City, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K22.7%13.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%4.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.1%11.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.4%8.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.8%10.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.7%9.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.7%10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.6%14.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.3%10.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.2%3.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.9%4.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Auburn, ALPanama City, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.2%13.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.0%6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%1.2%1.8%
 Legal0.5%1.4%1.2%
 Education, library14.9%5.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.4%7.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.0%1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.0%9.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%5.0%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.8%22.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.2%9.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.6%11.4%13.1%
Reviews for Auburn    16 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Unless you’re a college student or under 30, dont move here cause there is nothing to do. I grew up here and the university used to bring in great concerts but these  More

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Went to Auburn University for 4 years and stayed living here for an additional year. First thing: if you aren’t in classes, dont care for college football, or don’t  More

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Over 14 years ago

Auburn is a very nice place to live and raise a family. Compared to New York where i'm from, living in Auburn is much cheaper. This is a college town so there isn't any  More

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Reviews for Panama City    20 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved here from Akron, OH back in 2007 and was expecting a huge city (similar to Miami), nope, I was wrong. It ended up being more like a backwards redneck town more  More

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Over 3 years ago

If you love bars, trailers, isolation, and generic shopping while feeling depressed then this is the place for you. Panama City has alot of shallow people, most red  More

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This review is from a 24 year resident moved from Michigan. When I first moved, I missed the bigger city things like a university, large library, electronics stores, and  More

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