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Tampa, FL vs Plainview, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Plainview, is 29% less than it is in Tampa and is 61% below the National Average.
- Tampa unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Plainview unemployment rate is 11.6%.
 Tampa, FLPlainview, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,962  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$42,813$69,021
 Family Median Income$76,966  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Tampa, FLPlainview, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock29.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock16.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock0.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Tampa, FLPlainview, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock11.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock27.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.8%13.1%
Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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