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Daytona Beach, FL vs Irvine, CA

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- Household income in Irvine, is 169% more than it is in Daytona Beach and is 39% above the National Average.
- Daytona Beach unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Irvine unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 Daytona Beach, FLIrvine, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,196  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$114,027$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,481  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Daytona Beach, FLIrvine, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock24.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Daytona Beach, FLIrvine, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock18.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.9%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.0%13.1%
Reviews for Daytona Beach    18 Reviews

It's important to know there are two Daytonas. There's Daytona Beach, which is where, well, the beach is. Then there's Daytona on the mainland side of things. These are  More

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I moved here in April of 2018 and I'm very happy. I live downtown on the Halifax river/Intracoastal Waterway, by the beautiful marina and the Chart House restaurant. I'm  More

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They also built a Tanger Outlet Store with multiple shops. You can find things to do in Daytona Beach. I think the area gets a very bad rap at times due to Bike Week  More

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Reviews for Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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