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Vero Beach, FL vs Ocala, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Ocala, is 14% less than it is in Vero Beach and is 47% below the National Average.
- Vero Beach unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Ocala unemployment rate is 5.6%.

Economy
 Vero Beach, FLOcala, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.2%5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.8%2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.4%37.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$52,524$30,424$37,638
 Household Income$54,311$46,841$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,904$58,276$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Vero Beach, FLOcala, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.8%13.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%6.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.6%11.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.3%12.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.2%9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.9%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.4%9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%10.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.2%11.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%2.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K11.5%5.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Vero Beach, FLOcala, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.3%12.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.4%5.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.6%1.7%1.8%
 Legal1.3%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%5.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%7.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.3%2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%3.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.7%6.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%5.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support31.8%24.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.6%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.6%6.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.9%12.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Vero Beach    22 Reviews

I grew up in Miami, BEFORE you had to wear a bullet proof vest to live there! I have lived in 9 other states and moved back to Fla over 2 years ago. First to Naples  More

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Over 12 years ago

Thanks for sharing fun facts about Vero Beach but more over: Let it be boring....no fun...no bars... After all...where ever the so called "fun" is... rest  More

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Over 12 years ago

relocating to vero beach, understand quite laid back, what to do, we enjoy endlessly, cards, majong, board games, semi formal dinner dances, are we in the right place,  More

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Reviews for Ocala    56 Reviews

My wife and I have lived in Ocala as retirees since 2014 and we love it here. It is definitely a place for retired folks. There is lots to do here for us. As for  More

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I lived here for 12 years during my 20's to early 30's. Raised my children and started careers. This place offered plenty of work, good neighbors and lots of memories.  More

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Over 2 years ago

I like this city, a small town and a lot to offer for adults between 30 to seniors. Now if you planing to move with teens is not for you, unless you coming from another  More

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ZIPS IN VERO BEACH, FLORIDA
32960 32963
ZIPS IN OCALA, FLORIDA
34471 34482 34470 34480 34481 34474 34479 34475

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