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Lehigh Acres, FL vs Mount Pleasant, SC

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- Household income in Mount Pleasant, is 101% more than it is in Lehigh Acres and is 35% above the National Average.
- Lehigh Acres unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Mount Pleasant unemployment rate is 3.1%.
 Lehigh Acres, FLMount Pleasant, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,631  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$106,216$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,507  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lehigh Acres, FLMount Pleasant, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock21.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lehigh Acres, FLMount Pleasant, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.2%1.2%
 Education, library4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.7%13.1%
Reviews for Lehigh Acres    11 Reviews

I grew up in Lehigh and liked it better then now it has too many people. The crime is worse now with the growth in population. I miss my small town that no one seemed  More

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Over 7 years ago

I love the hometown feel. They have a great VFW and American Legion to socialize. Great Climate the cost of living is much cheaper than Cape Coral . You are close to  More

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Michael · 

I have lived in Lehigh Acres for most of my life. Throughout the years I've been living there, I've been physically attacked in the schools (growing up), physically  More

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Reviews for Mount Pleasant    15 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Mount Pleasant and the surrounding Charleston area has changed drastically over the years. Entirely too many people have moved here and cost of living is skyrocketing.  More

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I fell in Love with Charleston and its neighboring town over 30 years ago. The people were the nicest and most hospitable people I had ever met. Downtown Charleston  More

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Over 9 years ago

Charleston is an amazing place! I grew up there. Mt. Pleasant will be your most pretentious people. The majority of people that live there now are no originally from  More

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