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Waycross, GA vs St. Cloud, FL

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- Household income in St. Cloud, is 110% more than it is in Waycross and is 6% below the National Average.
- Waycross unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- St. Cloud unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Waycross, GASt. Cloud, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth50.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,882  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,274$69,021
 Family Median Income$36,889  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Waycross, GASt. Cloud, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Waycross, GASt. Cloud, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.6%1.2%
 Education, library8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.0%13.1%
Reviews for Waycross    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have a different perspective of living here. I moved her from a large city and I appreciate the fact that I have no commute, the cost of living is very low and the  More

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One time in Waycross and will never visit this God forsaken town again. Cops are high school (22-24yr old) bullies that make up lies and harass rather than serve and  More

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Over 11 years ago

I was born and raised here in the heart of the good ole south in Waycross, Ga. Not much has changed except for the number of meth labs, drugs in general, thugs and  More

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Reviews for St. Cloud    11 Reviews

Small town with big city crowds. This area is is choked with people and it’s just growing. But no infrastructure to go with it. We have long lines EVERYWHERE we go. Huge  More

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Carly McDonah comes to Godwin Realty with 10 years of experience in residential real estate, working with both buyers and sellers around the St. Cloud and Kissimmee  More

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I agree wholeheartedly with the opinion of the topic posted above mine. I used to live here over twenty years ago. I lived here for a few years and then left and did not  More

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