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Jacksonville Beach, FL vs Palm Beach, FL

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- Household income in Palm Beach, is 69% more than it is in Jacksonville Beach and is 59% above the National Average.
- Jacksonville Beach unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Palm Beach unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Jacksonville Beach, FLPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$65,452  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$168,787$69,021
 Family Median Income$123,872  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Jacksonville Beach, FLPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock46.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Jacksonville Beach, FLPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance29.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.3%1.2%
 Education, library4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock6.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.2%13.1%
Reviews for Jacksonville Beach    8 Reviews

Moved here from Los Angeles. Couldn’t be happier - great climate, great people, low taxes and cost of living. No complaints  More

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Over 15 years ago

Great lifestyle! Residential beach community with one of the lowest chances of receiving a direct hurricane hit along the Florida coastline. You will find fabulous  More

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Over 16 years ago

Never realized how much cooler living by the beach can  More

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Reviews for Palm Beach    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

You air quality and some of your others stats must be based on a "Palm Beach County" unless ocean breezes on Palm Beach city qualify as "bad  More

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