2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Fresno, CA vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Tampa, is 5% more than it is in Fresno and is 15% below the National Average.
- Fresno unemployment rate is 7.9%.
- Tampa unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Fresno, CATampa, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.9%5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.9%42.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%8.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,368$40,962$37,638
 Household Income$57,211$59,893$69,021
 Family Median Income$64,088$76,966$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fresno, CATampa, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K13.3%13.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.8%4.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.9%8.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.5%9.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.3%7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%7.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.4%8.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.8%10.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.5%13.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.0%6.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.5%11.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fresno, CATampa, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.2%19.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.8%6.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%1.2%1.8%
 Legal1.1%2.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%4.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%7.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.8%2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.9%6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%3.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%22.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry3.5%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%6.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.6%9.6%13.1%
Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

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 2 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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