2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Charlotte, NC vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Tampa, is 12% less than it is in Charlotte and is 15% below the National Average.
- Charlotte unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Tampa unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Charlotte, NCTampa, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.9%5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.7%2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth45.2%42.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%8.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,080$40,962$37,638
 Household Income$68,367$59,893$69,021
 Family Median Income$85,466$76,966$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Charlotte, NCTampa, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.8%13.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%4.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.4%8.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%9.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.3%7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%7.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.2%8.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.5%10.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.8%13.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.1%6.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.6%11.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Charlotte, NCTampa, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.0%19.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.7%6.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%1.2%1.8%
 Legal1.5%2.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%4.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%7.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.3%2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.1%6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%3.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%22.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%6.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.7%9.6%13.1%
Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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