2025 Compare Cities Economy:
South Portland, ME vs Oakland Park, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Oakland Park, is 25% less than it is in South Portland and is 24% below the National Average.
- South Portland unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Oakland Park unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 South Portland, MEOakland Park, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,822  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$55,700$69,021
 Family Median Income$94,694  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South Portland, MEOakland Park, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock13.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South Portland, MEOakland Park, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.3%13.1%
Reviews for South Portland    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The Greater Portland area has a very livable climate in the summer, some of spring & fall, but winters are usually a bear. There's lots of outdoor things to do nearby  More

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Reviews for Oakland Park    2 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have lived in Oakland Park for 10 years originally from the East coast. What I like about Oakland Park although it is city within metro Fort Lauderdale it still has a  More

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Over 16 years ago

You are living in the greater Fort Lauderdale area. It's the city, so you get all the good and all of the bad of city life. I'm not saying we are big like NYC or  More

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