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Rockford, IL vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Fort Lauderdale, is 43% more than it is in Rockford and is 3% below the National Average.
- Rockford unemployment rate is 10.1%.
- Fort Lauderdale unemployment rate is 6.1%.

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 Rockford, ILFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate10.1%6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.6%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.9%37.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,186$48,407$37,638
 Household Income$47,002$66,994$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,497$78,205$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rockford, ILFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.7%10.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.5%3.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.2%7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%8.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.2%7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.9%8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%11.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.5%15.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.0%6.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.3%12.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rockford, ILFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.2%19.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.0%4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%1.2%1.8%
 Legal0.6%2.9%1.2%
 Education, library3.8%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%4.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.2%2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%5.0%3.6%
 Personal care3.2%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.6%22.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.9%8.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving26.1%10.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Over 5 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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