2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Fort Pierce, FL vs Punta Gorda, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Punta Gorda, is 71% more than it is in Fort Pierce and is 0% below the National Average.
- Fort Pierce unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Punta Gorda unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Fort Pierce, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.8%5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.0%38.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,781$49,469$37,638
 Household Income$40,323$68,923$69,021
 Family Median Income$49,090$86,803$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Pierce, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K16.1%8.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.0%4.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K13.6%7.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.9%7.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.4%7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K13.0%8.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.5%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.7%13.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K7.3%16.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%6.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.7%10.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Pierce, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.5%26.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.2%2.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.6%2.2%1.2%
 Education, library4.0%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.5%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.4%8.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.8%1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%3.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.0%5.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.4%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care3.7%0.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support29.3%26.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.3%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.0%2.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.6%7.2%13.1%
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

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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 Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 7 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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