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North Sarasota, FL vs Fort Myers Shores, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Fort Myers Shores, is 43% more than it is in North Sarasota and is 14% below the National Average.
- North Sarasota unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Fort Myers Shores unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 North Sarasota, FLFort Myers Shores, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,497  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$60,536$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,516  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 North Sarasota, FLFort Myers Shores, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock25.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 North Sarasota, FLFort Myers Shores, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance2.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support32.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.1%13.1%
Reviews for North Sarasota    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

don't listen to comments about old people or etc, sarasota is clean, safe, lively, beautiful, energetic and etc, yes there are rich old people, middle aged and the  More

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Reviews for Fort Myers Shores    1 Reviews

I've been hearing some unpleasant stories about investing in Lehigh acres, once and for all I'd like to hear straight from the horse's mouth. Will it be good for me to  More

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