2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Charles Town, WV vs Sarasota, FL

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- Household income in Sarasota, is 21% less than it is in Charles Town and is 10% below the National Average.
- Charles Town unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- Sarasota unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Charles Town, WVSarasota, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.8%4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.5%44.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,853$48,380$37,638
 Household Income$79,158$62,615$69,021
 Family Median Income$106,287$78,851$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Charles Town, WVSarasota, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.4%9.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.5%4.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.9%11.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.2%8.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.5%8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.0%5.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.9%9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.3%11.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.7%14.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.3%5.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.4%10.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Charles Town, WVSarasota, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.0%13.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.6%3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%2.0%1.8%
 Legal1.0%1.4%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%5.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.5%3.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%5.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.6%4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.5%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.5%11.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%5.6%3.6%
 Personal care4.4%4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.0%20.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.7%8.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.6%7.9%13.1%
Reviews for Charles Town    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Charles Town is a town with a small town feel. Having grown up and lived there until the age of 18, I've maintained a fondness for that "feel". Living the past 22 years  More

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Over 17 years ago

Charles Town is a beautiful, historic town just a short distance from the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers. It used to be inexpensive to live here but in  More

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Over 18 years ago

You can spend a day at Charles Town Races and Slots either cheering on the winning horse or getting lucky at the slots. You can visit many historical sites such as the  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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