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Fort Pierce, FL vs Port Richey, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Port Richey, is 11% more than it is in Fort Pierce and is 54% below the National Average.
- Fort Pierce unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Port Richey unemployment rate is 5.0%.

Economy
 Fort Pierce, FLPort Richey, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.8%5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%2.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.0%44.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,781$36,765$37,638
 Household Income$40,323$44,792$69,021
 Family Median Income$49,090$62,768$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Pierce, FLPort Richey, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K16.1%16.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.0%8.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K13.6%8.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.9%13.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.4%6.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K13.0%4.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.5%9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.7%15.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K7.3%7.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%3.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.7%7.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Pierce, FLPort Richey, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.5%18.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.2%5.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%1.2%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.0%2.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.5%2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.4%4.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.8%1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%2.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.0%6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.4%1.2%3.6%
 Personal care3.7%0.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support29.3%26.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.3%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.0%15.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.6%12.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Fort Pierce    4 Reviews

Fort Pierce has both beautiful pristine Atlantic Ocean Beaches and Indian River Lagoon state of the art marinas. The two are linked by the best ocean inlet in the state  More

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Over 17 years ago

Entertainment is  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved here from Ohio nearly three years ago. It was fun at first...fishing,the beach and the winter weather was nice. But, after the honeymoon was over, I began to see  More

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Reviews for Port Richey    5 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

It's Florida, so yeah, it's hot. Way too hot. Why is this place populated? Keep an extra pair of clothes in your car because by the time you get there from your front  More

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Port Richey is only 2.7 square miles, so the majority of us who have a Port Richey address don't actually live in PR. I have been hear over a year now and still don't  More

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Over 14 years ago

The area has become very run down in the last few years. Many properties are empty, house prices falling. Crime and drugs are on the rise. Not the best of places to  More

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ZIPS IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA
34982 34950 34947 34949 34981 34945
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