2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Hazleton, PA vs West Palm Beach, FL

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- Household income in West Palm Beach, is 39% more than it is in Hazleton and is 22% below the National Average.
- Hazleton unemployment rate is 16.8%.
- West Palm Beach unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Hazleton, PAWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate16.8%5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.8%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth19.3%39.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,948$36,247$37,638
 Household Income$40,782$56,549$69,021
 Family Median Income$45,423$67,432$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hazleton, PAWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.3%12.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%4.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.8%10.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K15.7%7.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.4%8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.2%8.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.6%9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.3%11.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.7%14.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.3%5.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.4%6.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hazleton, PAWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.8%14.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.1%5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%1.9%1.8%
 Legal0.5%1.6%1.2%
 Education, library2.3%4.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.8%3.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.2%5.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.5%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.9%7.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%5.4%3.6%
 Personal care3.4%3.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.4%20.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.2%0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.0%7.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving44.3%10.3%13.1%
Reviews for Hazleton    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I saw that arts and culture is a listed con for this city. This is simply untrue. This city has a great up and coming Arts  More

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As a longtime resident of the Hazleton Area, I can tell you it is one of the worst places to live in this country and I am sorry that I didn't run the second I graduated  More

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here you can go shopping or you can go to the lakes, not a lot other things to do. locals like to go hunting dear, ride motorcycles. a good thing is that you can drive  More

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Reviews for West Palm Beach    51 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Palm Beach county is getting over crowded at least from point of view. High property taxes and home owners insurance (due to hurricanes) traffic is getting worse.   More

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Over 8 years ago

I couldn't think of a better place to live. There are so many things to do around town. Traffic in not bad, for the most part. There's a good mix of cultural diversity.  More

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Over 8 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  More

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