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Southport, NC vs Panama City, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Panama City, is 24% less than it is in Southport and is 34% below the National Average.
- Southport unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Panama City unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Southport, NCPanama City, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,725  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$51,569$69,021
 Family Median Income$85,902  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Southport, NCPanama City, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Southport, NCPanama City, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.4%1.2%
 Education, library9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.4%13.1%
Reviews for Southport    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I found the other reviews interesting stating that the housing market is priced high. This is very subjective and based on what they've looked at. We live in NJ and are  More

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Over 15 years ago

I hated to leave the other reveiw stand alone. Yes cost of living is higher in Southport than say Whiteville or Fayetteville. You do pay a premium to live next to the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Southport is a great place to live if you can stand the cost of living. Housing prices are high, taxes are high, and utilities are expensive. The city of Southport is  More

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Reviews for Panama City    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from Akron, OH back in 2007 and was expecting a huge city (similar to Miami), nope, I was wrong. It ended up being more like a backwards redneck town more  More

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Over 4 years ago

If you love bars, trailers, isolation, and generic shopping while feeling depressed then this is the place for you. Panama City has alot of shallow people, most red  More

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This review is from a 24 year resident moved from Michigan. When I first moved, I missed the bigger city things like a university, large library, electronics stores, and  More

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