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DeLand, FL vs Port St. Lucie, FL

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- Household income in Port St. Lucie, is 15% more than it is in DeLand and is 1% below the National Average.
- DeLand unemployment rate is 5.7%.
- Port St. Lucie unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 DeLand, FLPort St. Lucie, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,868  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$68,647$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,762  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 DeLand, FLPort St. Lucie, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock13.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 DeLand, FLPort St. Lucie, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.7%13.1%
Reviews for Deland    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

~ DeLand Police 'Killed' Teenage Girl ~ « Thread Started on Feb 19, 2008, 1:38am » Mom: Police Told Daughter To Stop Calling Before Murder-Suicide-- 'The Day She  More

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Over 15 years ago

DON'T MOVE TO DELAND,DELEON SPRINGS! The Deland Police department have some type of dirty dealings with the mexican criminals in Deland. They can do anything illegal and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Home of Stetson, University(the Harvard of the South), St. John's River(beauty beyond description, teaming with every sort of fish and wildlife), compassionate rednecks,  More

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Reviews for Port St. Lucie    53 Reviews

Been here since 2017 and have enjoyed it very much. This is not a 'Big City', so if you're looking for all the big city trappings move on. It's quiet. I have  More

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Raymond · 
Over 5 years ago

We have visited four times and love it so much that we purchased a home here, and move in two weeks! Lets see first the good things. Beautiful weather year around.  More

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Over 6 years ago

Where do I begin. Been here for a few years now and just waiting to retire so I can concentrate on other places. Didn't take more than a year to figure this place out  More

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