2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Plainview, NE vs Palm Bay, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Palm Bay, is 16% more than it is in Plainview and is 23% below the National Average.
- Plainview unemployment rate is 3.1%.
- Palm Bay unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Plainview, NEPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.1%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.6%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.6%42.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.8%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,226$27,695$37,638
 Household Income$48,043$55,963$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,736$63,148$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Plainview, NEPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K16.6%7.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.4%4.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K15.0%11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.7%10.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.3%9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.5%11.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.3%12.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.6%13.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K7.4%12.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.2%3.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.0%3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Plainview, NEPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.1%11.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.4%7.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%1.1%1.8%
 Legal0.5%0.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%6.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.5%5.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.1%6.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.6%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care0.0%2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.4%24.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry6.5%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair18.0%10.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving18.6%12.5%13.1%
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I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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