2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Puyallup, WA vs Panama City Beach, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Panama City Beach, is 14% less than it is in Puyallup and is 2% above the National Average.
- Puyallup unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Panama City Beach unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Puyallup, WAPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.6%4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.8%2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.9%34.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.9%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,738$40,447$37,638
 Household Income$81,224$70,131$69,021
 Family Median Income$100,126$77,974$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Puyallup, WAPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.6%5.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.1%6.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.5%8.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.9%5.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.6%8.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.3%18.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.9%12.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.2%14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.6%10.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.2%6.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Puyallup, WAPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.6%17.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.4%5.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%0.5%1.8%
 Legal1.0%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%8.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.2%1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%7.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%1.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.2%9.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care1.9%1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%27.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.8%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.5%8.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving18.3%5.5%13.1%
Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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Reviews for Panama City Beach    12 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here since 2001 and have seen many changes, mainly for the good. Although in the last couple years, and even more so after Hurricane Michael the cost of  More

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Over 5 years ago

I loved this area until I heard the property owners/corporations increased peoples rents between 30% to 90% that were still recovering from last years  More

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Over 11 years ago

Pannama city lived in the neighboring area 6 years loved it . I think you expect to much from such a small town as for the papermill you either put up with the smell or  More

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