2024 Compare Cities Economy:
St. Petersburg, FL vs Murphy, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Murphy, is 50% less than it is in St. Petersburg and is 112% below the National Average.
- St. Petersburg unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Murphy unemployment rate is 4.8%.
 St. Petersburg, FLMurphy, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.6%4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.3%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.0%30.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,493$23,296$37,638
 Household Income$64,375$32,486$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,965$63,264$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 St. Petersburg, FLMurphy, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.3%22.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.2%10.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.0%5.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.5%16.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.1%7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%3.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.3%18.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.1%10.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.5%3.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.4%0.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.2%1.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 St. Petersburg, FLMurphy, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.6%4.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.3%2.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%1.7%1.8%
 Legal1.9%2.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%10.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.5%2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.1%2.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.6%4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%0.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.4%14.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%1.7%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%7.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.0%33.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.9%8.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.1%1.9%13.1%
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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Reviews for Murphy    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Any & all information on living in your area will be very much appreciated. Middle schools, community collage, shopping, transportation, housing & community  More

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Over 15 years ago

I moved to Murphy to get away from the hustle in Florida. I found the mountains so beautiful. But there is no work there. It's basically a place for retire's. The people  More

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Over 16 years ago

I moved here over 12 yrs ago and have loved being here ever since.Two children to raise as a single mom and found it less exspensive then our previous home in Florida,  More

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