2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Lakeland, FL vs Cocoa Beach, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Cocoa Beach, is 40% more than it is in Lakeland and is 7% above the National Average.
- Lakeland unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Cocoa Beach unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Lakeland, FLCocoa Beach, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.6%4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.9%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.5%42.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,741$55,754$37,638
 Household Income$52,972$73,901$69,021
 Family Median Income$64,760$104,449$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lakeland, FLCocoa Beach, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.5%11.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%4.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.7%6.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.7%8.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.9%5.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.4%7.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.4%6.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%11.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.2%20.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.9%6.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.6%10.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lakeland, FLCocoa Beach, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.7%22.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.8%9.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%1.6%1.8%
 Legal0.7%3.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%5.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%7.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.7%1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%0.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.5%8.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%1.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%1.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.6%21.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.0%4.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.0%7.9%13.1%
Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 3 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 6 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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Reviews for Cocoa Beach    3 Reviews

Cocoa beach is a great place to visit, closest beach to Disney. The people are very friendly. The schools are rated very well. I think the town needs a bit of  More

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Over 11 years ago

just want to say Cocoa Beach was a quiet little town when i was there. i did not hear of any major violent crime activity. you may want to take another look at the  More

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I dont know were you got this information on crime in Cocoa Beach. But I have lived here all my life and this is so not true. You might be confused with the City of  More

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