2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Rockford, IL vs Lake City, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Lake City, is 8% less than it is in Rockford and is 59% below the National Average.
- Rockford unemployment rate is 10.1%.
- Lake City unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Rockford, ILLake City, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate10.1%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.6%0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.9%30.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,186$25,568$37,638
 Household Income$47,002$43,396$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,497$59,415$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rockford, ILLake City, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.7%19.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.5%3.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.2%15.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%8.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.2%9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%10.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.9%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%9.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.5%8.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.0%2.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.3%3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rockford, ILLake City, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.2%11.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.0%5.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%1.6%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library3.8%4.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%9.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.2%6.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%4.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%8.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%3.9%3.6%
 Personal care3.2%3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.6%18.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.9%7.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving26.1%13.3%13.1%
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 Lake City    6 Reviews

I have been here 7 years and until Covid hit, I thought is was okay despite a large number of Confederate flags. Covid brought the worst in people. I have been  More

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Over 15 years ago

You can always build a place of worship or build Jewish community. The Muslims just build their place of worship here and many Christians have their churches. Why  More

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I have lived all over the country from Missouri, Pennsylvania, and have finally found my niche here in Lake City, Florida. I love it here, and with the church I  More

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