2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Palm Valley, FL vs Virginia Beach, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Virginia Beach, is 25% less than it is in Palm Valley and is 16% above the National Average.
- Palm Valley unemployment rate is 3.6%.
- Virginia Beach unemployment rate is 4.8%.
 Palm Valley, FLVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.6%4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.8%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth50.1%33.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$71,900$41,803$37,638
 Household Income$109,529$81,810$69,021
 Family Median Income$140,114$95,837$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Palm Valley, FLVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.8%5.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%1.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.6%6.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.7%5.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.0%7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%8.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.5%10.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.4%14.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.3%20.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.7%9.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K26.6%9.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Palm Valley, FLVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance28.2%17.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.7%8.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%1.8%1.8%
 Legal1.7%1.1%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%6.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.9%1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%7.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.0%2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%2.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.8%6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%2.7%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.1%21.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.4%7.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving3.9%9.5%13.1%
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Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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