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Rockford, IL vs Port St. Joe, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Port St. Joe, is 32% more than it is in Rockford and is 12% below the National Average.
- Rockford unemployment rate is 10.1%.
- Port St. Joe unemployment rate is 4.2%.

Economy
 Rockford, ILPort St. Joe, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate10.1%4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.6%2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.9%31.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,186$32,023$37,638
 Household Income$47,002$61,827$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,497$76,771$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rockford, ILPort St. Joe, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.7%7.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.5%0.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.2%6.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%7.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.2%14.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%12.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.9%7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%19.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.5%11.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.0%8.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.3%3.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rockford, ILPort St. Joe, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.2%18.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.0%4.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library3.8%8.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%8.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.2%2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%0.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%2.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%4.4%3.6%
 Personal care3.2%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.6%27.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.9%11.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving26.1%5.2%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 Port St. Joe    3 Reviews

Over 4 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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ZIPS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104
ZIPS IN PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA
32456

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