2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Placerville, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Placerville, is 4% less than it is in Fort Lauderdale and is 7% below the National Average.
- Fort Lauderdale unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Placerville unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Fort Lauderdale, FLPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.1%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.9%1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.9%34.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,407$33,970$37,638
 Household Income$66,994$64,348$69,021
 Family Median Income$78,205$75,682$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Lauderdale, FLPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.1%11.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%3.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.9%11.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.2%4.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.7%8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%5.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.9%11.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%13.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.9%20.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.4%3.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.0%5.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Lauderdale, FLPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.8%12.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.9%5.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%1.7%1.8%
 Legal2.9%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%7.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.5%3.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.5%4.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.5%3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%2.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.4%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.0%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.9%25.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.4%8.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.0%11.7%13.1%
Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 11 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 16 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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