2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Inverness, FL vs Punta Gorda, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Punta Gorda, is 74% more than it is in Inverness and is 0% below the National Average.
- Inverness unemployment rate is 6.4%.
- Punta Gorda unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Inverness, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.4%5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.2%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.0%38.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,585$49,469$37,638
 Household Income$39,532$68,923$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,385$86,803$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Inverness, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.2%8.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.9%4.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K13.0%7.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K15.8%7.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.0%7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.4%8.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.3%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.9%13.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K6.5%16.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.8%6.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.3%10.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Inverness, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.3%26.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.9%2.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%2.1%1.8%
 Legal1.0%2.2%1.2%
 Education, library4.0%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.4%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.1%8.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support8.0%1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.3%3.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving9.4%5.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.7%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%0.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.8%26.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.2%2.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.2%7.2%13.1%
Reviews for Inverness    11 Reviews

I moved here from St Petersburg last spring. I came here because it’s quiet with very little crime. True there isn’t many stores and restaurants but property is  More

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I've lived here for 18 years. Housing is expensive, extra gas tax, no shopping, no nice restaurants, nothing to do, low wages, nepotism is rampant (unless you're a good  More

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Over 6 years ago

We are looking at Inverness to decide if that is were we went to move. Any information  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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