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Panama City, FL vs Ocean Springs, MS

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Highlights
- Household income in Ocean Springs, is 23% more than it is in Panama City and is 8% below the National Average.
- Panama City unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Ocean Springs unemployment rate is 6.7%.
 Panama City, FLOcean Springs, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,862  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$63,653$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,578  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Panama City, FLOcean Springs, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Panama City, FLOcean Springs, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.1%13.1%
Reviews for Panama City    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from Akron, OH back in 2007 and was expecting a huge city (similar to Miami), nope, I was wrong. It ended up being more like a backwards redneck town more  More

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Over 4 years ago

If you love bars, trailers, isolation, and generic shopping while feeling depressed then this is the place for you. Panama City has alot of shallow people, most red  More

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This review is from a 24 year resident moved from Michigan. When I first moved, I missed the bigger city things like a university, large library, electronics stores, and  More

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Reviews for Ocean Springs    16 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Ocean springs for 25 years now. I am a Yank by birth (Michigan), but a Mississippian by choice. I was a career military person and I was pretty upset  More

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Over 4 years ago

Any one buying a house in ocean springs should hire a licensed home inspector to make sure the house meets the current code. In parktown where I live they are making  More

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Run for the hills, Home owners insurance continues to rise and then you can't sell your house. The school superintendent retires with a fat retirement package and  More

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