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Celebration, FL vs Lakeland, FL

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- Household income in Lakeland, is 42% less than it is in Celebration and is 30% below the National Average.
- Celebration unemployment rate is 6.4%.
- Lakeland unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Celebration, FLLakeland, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth52.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$51,861  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$52,972$69,021
 Family Median Income$120,128  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Celebration, FLLakeland, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Celebration, FLLakeland, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance30.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.0%13.1%
Reviews for Celebration    4 Reviews

Heather · 
Over 6 years ago

I was really excited about the potential of moving to Celebration before I moved to the area. Previously, I had lived in the Orlando area for over three years and left.  More

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When visiting the Orlando area on our vacation we always ensure we visit the town of Celebration. It is peaceful, clean and has a good range of shops selling unique  More

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I have to agree about the schools. Celebration school is kept up well just like the community but the education system is less than perfect. They did have an  More

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Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 4 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 7 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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