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Oakland Park, FL vs Greenacres, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Greenacres, is 7% less than it is in Oakland Park and is 34% below the National Average.
- Oakland Park unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Greenacres unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Oakland Park, FLGreenacres, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,258  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$51,692$69,021
 Family Median Income$61,936  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Oakland Park, FLGreenacres, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Oakland Park, FLGreenacres, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.5%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.5%13.1%
Reviews for Oakland Park    2 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have lived in Oakland Park for 10 years originally from the East coast. What I like about Oakland Park although it is city within metro Fort Lauderdale it still has a  More

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Over 16 years ago

You are living in the greater Fort Lauderdale area. It's the city, so you get all the good and all of the bad of city life. I'm not saying we are big like NYC or  More

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Reviews for Greenacres    2 Reviews

I have lived in FL pretty much my entire life. I moved to CA in 96' and came back to FL in 04' to go to school. Sadly, it has been getting steadily worse here by the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I wanted to choose several categories but was limited to just one. The gang activity here is the highest in the country. The cost of living is extremely high. You  More

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