2024 Compare Cities Economy:
South Tucson, AZ vs St. Petersburg, FL

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- Household income in St. Petersburg, is 102% more than it is in South Tucson and is 7% below the National Average.
- South Tucson unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- St. Petersburg unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 South Tucson, AZSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.7%4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.1%42.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$14,039$41,493$37,638
 Household Income$31,907$64,375$69,021
 Family Median Income$36,458$84,965$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South Tucson, AZSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K26.0%9.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.0%4.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.0%8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.6%8.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.5%8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%8.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.7%10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.7%14.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K5.6%14.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.3%6.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.7%8.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South Tucson, AZSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.6%18.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.6%6.3%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.9%1.2%
 Education, library1.6%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.5%8.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support10.0%3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving9.7%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance13.9%2.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.3%22.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.3%5.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.0%10.1%13.1%
Reviews for South Tucson    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I loved Tucson for a while, I've lived here 12yrs but now that I want to settle down and finally get married and have kids I want a safer place to raise my kids, also a  More

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Over 16 years ago

I hate to say it, but disappointed. Standards in Tucson in general are lower than I've ever seen in a City. I've lived in L.A, Hollywood, San Jose, Santa Clara,  More

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Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 4 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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