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St. Petersburg, FL vs Royal Palm Beach, FL

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- Household income in Royal Palm Beach, is 32% more than it is in St. Petersburg and is 19% above the National Average.
- St. Petersburg unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Royal Palm Beach unemployment rate is 3.9%.
 St. Petersburg, FLRoyal Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,493  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$84,797$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,965  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 St. Petersburg, FLRoyal Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock23.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 St. Petersburg, FLRoyal Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.0%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 5 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 Royal Palm Beach    8 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

Royal Palm does have many nice areas to live. However the neighboring cities of West Palm and Lake Worth certainly push alot of crime to the area. The public school  More

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Over 16 years ago

Royal palm Beach is a quiet family town with excelent weather 7 months of the year. Some excitment in the spring-hurricaine  More

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