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Port St. Lucie, FL vs Carson City, NV

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- Household income in Carson City, is 9% less than it is in Port St. Lucie and is 11% below the National Average.
- Port St. Lucie unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Carson City unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Port St. Lucie, FLCarson City, NVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,520  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$62,217$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,757  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Port St. Lucie, FLCarson City, NVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Port St. Lucie, FLCarson City, NVUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library4.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.4%13.1%
Reviews for Port St. Lucie    53 Reviews

Been here since 2017 and have enjoyed it very much. This is not a 'Big City', so if you're looking for all the big city trappings move on. It's quiet. I have  More

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Raymond · 
Over 5 years ago

We have visited four times and love it so much that we purchased a home here, and move in two weeks! Lets see first the good things. Beautiful weather year around.  More

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Over 6 years ago

Where do I begin. Been here for a few years now and just waiting to retire so I can concentrate on other places. Didn't take more than a year to figure this place out  More

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Reviews for Carson City    15 Reviews

Visited on and off over the years. It is actually green in the surrounding areas, right in town it lacks good green planning. Being so close to Carson and Tahoe,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'd give Carson City a zero if I could. Simply, there's nothing to do here except drink and gamble. Sure, Tahoe seems close, but the vibrant part is about 40 minutes  More

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Carson City, Nevada is a wonderful place to raise a family and/or retire. We raised our two youngest children here and now we are retired, after moving to CC 21 years  More

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