2024 Compare Cities Economy:
San Marcos, TX vs Panama City Beach, FL

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- Household income in Panama City Beach, is 65% more than it is in San Marcos and is 2% above the National Average.
- San Marcos unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Panama City Beach unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 San Marcos, TXPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.9%4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.5%2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.8%34.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,001$40,447$37,638
 Household Income$42,500$70,131$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,825$77,974$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 San Marcos, TXPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.2%5.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.9%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K15.7%6.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%8.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.9%5.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.5%8.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.6%18.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.0%12.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K7.0%14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.3%10.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.9%6.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 San Marcos, TXPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.4%17.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.3%5.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%0.5%1.8%
 Legal0.2%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library9.6%8.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.7%1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.0%7.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.7%1.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving14.2%9.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.1%27.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.0%8.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.4%5.5%13.1%
Reviews for San Marcos    6 Reviews

An area with so much potential and existing natural beauty.Sadly bad urban planning is clearly obvious.Looks like fun for tens of thousands of students.However for the  More

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Over 15 years ago

San Marcos has the most beautiful people and places that I have ever seen throughout my travels. I love this city so much that I decided to settle down here and start a  More

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Over 16 years ago

I spent several summers and a couple winters in San Marcos during my formidable years and really have to tell those interested about what a nice town it is. The best  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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