2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Ferndale, WA vs Parkland, FL

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- Household income in Parkland, is 124% more than it is in Ferndale and is 60% above the National Average.
- Ferndale unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Parkland unemployment rate is 3.2%.
 Ferndale, WAParkland, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.7%3.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.7%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.9%48.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.7%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,692$63,078$37,638
 Household Income$77,746$174,295$69,021
 Family Median Income$90,278$182,654$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ferndale, WAParkland, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.2%3.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.3%0.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.3%3.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.5%2.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.7%2.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%4.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.9%4.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.8%8.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.8%12.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.6%17.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.7%40.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ferndale, WAParkland, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.0%36.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.7%7.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%0.9%1.8%
 Legal0.1%3.8%1.2%
 Education, library8.3%5.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.3%9.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.1%1.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.8%2.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%0.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.0%19.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.2%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.9%2.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.9%4.2%13.1%
Reviews for Ferndale    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Ferndale is expensive. Its a great place, next to the ocean, safe, close to local Bellingham nightlife, lots of scenery and parks but it's just too unaffordable. I'm a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Our property taxes went up 45% this year. Guess we shouldn't have weeded the yard or mowed the lawn! Gas prices are 40 cents per gallon higher than the national  More

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Reviews for Parkland    8 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I am only 18 years old, but I have lived here for 10 years, more than half of my life. I attended Riverglades Elementary, Westglades middle, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas  More

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Over 10 years ago

Let's face it, South Florida has really gone downhill fast in the past 5-7 years. Maybe it was the economy crashing, maybe it was the influx of crazies and weirdos to  More

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Our family is from Chicago and we have been living here a year now. Our family settled in NE Parkland, which is considered the "older" section of town. I like it here!   More

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