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Florida City, FL vs Tampa, FL

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- Household income in Tampa, is 37% more than it is in Florida City and is 15% below the National Average.
- Florida City unemployment rate is 8.2%.
- Tampa unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Florida City, FLTampa, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$14,514  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$59,893$69,021
 Family Median Income$43,399  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Florida City, FLTampa, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K13.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock11.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Florida City, FLTampa, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance3.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.7%1.2%
 Education, library3.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement9.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance10.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.6%13.1%
Reviews for Florida City    3 Reviews

Opened a small tourism business here 17 years ago! It has grown every year to a multi-layered business we never imagined We are Still open and thriving and will  More

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Over 11 years ago

What a pit. I live in Port St. Lucie and came to Florida City for a temporary job this fall. The place has a red-light camera set up at Krome and Palm Drive that the  More

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Over 14 years ago

my neighborhood is good it is clean and we keep it that  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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