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Bonifay, FL vs Sarasota, FL

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- Household income in Sarasota, is 93% more than it is in Bonifay and is 10% below the National Average.
- Bonifay unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Sarasota unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Bonifay, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$16,243  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$62,615$69,021
 Family Median Income$35,104  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bonifay, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K11.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K4.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bonifay, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.4%1.2%
 Education, library0.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology13.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock11.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.9%13.1%
Reviews for Bonifay    4 Reviews

According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the  More

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This place is depressing. Truly, it is. Nothing to do. It's extremely isolating. Piggly Wiggly is the only grocery store, and it's a joke. Too far to drive anywhere else  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bonifay unfortunately is a dying town. You drive down bonifay and all you see is empty and dilapidated buildings. Most businesses have closed down and people have moved  More

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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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