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Walterboro, SC vs Panama City, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Panama City, is 40% more than it is in Walterboro and is 34% below the National Average.
- Walterboro unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Panama City unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Walterboro, SCPanama City, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,060  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$51,569$69,021
 Family Median Income$44,850  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Walterboro, SCPanama City, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K3.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Walterboro, SCPanama City, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.4%1.2%
 Education, library8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology12.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.4%13.1%
Reviews for Walterboro    7 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have lived in many cities and I love Walterboro, SC! The weather is fantastic, you have all your seasons but a much milder version. You can have access to all of  More

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Over 7 years ago

The people from this area DO NOT LIKE OUTSIDERS!!!!!!!!Most of them will not even say hello to you if you are not from here.They are so arrogant and I  More

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I have read several negative reviews of my hometown of Walterboro. This "modern" generation of slobs seems to have a very sour view of life in general, and a deep  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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