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Crystal River, FL vs St. Cloud, FL

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- Household income in St. Cloud, is 104% more than it is in Crystal River and is 6% below the National Average.
- Crystal River unemployment rate is 6.4%.
- St. Cloud unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Crystal River, FLSt. Cloud, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,806  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,274$69,021
 Family Median Income$48,322  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Crystal River, FLSt. Cloud, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K11.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K1.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Crystal River, FLSt. Cloud, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.6%1.2%
 Education, library1.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support30.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.0%13.1%
Reviews for Crystal River    2 Reviews

I really wish we'd moved elsewhere. Crystal River is great for outdoorsy retirees but we're having a really hard time finding satisfactory educational quality for our  More

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Over 18 years ago

what an amazing place they call this area the nature coast of florida and it doen't dissappoint. if you enjoy anything outdoors this area has it to  More

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Reviews for St. Cloud    11 Reviews

Small town with big city crowds. This area is is choked with people and it’s just growing. But no infrastructure to go with it. We have long lines EVERYWHERE we go. Huge  More

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Carly McDonah comes to Godwin Realty with 10 years of experience in residential real estate, working with both buyers and sellers around the St. Cloud and Kissimmee  More

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I agree wholeheartedly with the opinion of the topic posted above mine. I used to live here over twenty years ago. I lived here for a few years and then left and did not  More

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