2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Port St. Joe, FL vs Cedar Key, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Cedar Key, is 2% more than it is in Port St. Joe and is 10% below the National Average.
- Port St. Joe unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Cedar Key unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Port St. Joe, FLCedar Key, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,023  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$62,788$69,021
 Family Median Income$76,771  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Port St. Joe, FLCedar Key, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock0.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K12.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock17.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K19.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock12.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Port St. Joe, FLCedar Key, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock4.3%1.2%
 Education, library8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock7.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock0.0%13.1%
Reviews for Port St. Joe    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I lived here for seven years.  More

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We have owned here for 10 years and love it. The pace is slow but deliberate. The growth of the area stagnated when the economy stagnated but we have seen noticeable  More

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Housing in Port St. Joe is readily available, but not affordable. Ever since the paper mill closed several years ago the town has changed from a small close community  More

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Reviews for Cedar Key    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We live in a small, friendly little fishing town. The friendliness of the people is it's best quality. The best place to meet everyone is at the post office about 11AM  More

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