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Wellington, FL vs Punta Gorda, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Punta Gorda, is 30% less than it is in Wellington and is 0% below the National Average.
- Wellington unemployment rate is 3.7%.
- Punta Gorda unemployment rate is 5.0%.

Economy
 Wellington, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.7%5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.8%38.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,167$49,469$37,638
 Household Income$98,163$68,923$69,021
 Family Median Income$112,272$86,803$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Wellington, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.8%8.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%4.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.5%7.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.4%7.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.3%7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%8.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.6%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.4%13.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.2%16.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.5%6.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K17.7%10.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Wellington, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.0%26.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.1%2.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%2.1%1.8%
 Legal1.9%2.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.0%8.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.8%1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%3.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.5%5.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care3.7%0.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.3%26.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.6%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.3%2.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.7%7.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Wellington    12 Reviews

Unfortunately, our recently elected Mayor Anne Gerwig along with the city council unexpectedly and rather quickly voted unanimously to reinstate the highly contentious  More

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Over 13 years ago

The weather is  More

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Over 13 years ago

We were NY transplants that moved to Wellington, FL after having lived in Southern Palm Beach County (Boca Raton and Delray Beach) for several years. Having 3 young  More

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Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 7 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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ZIPS IN WELLINGTON, FLORIDA
33414 33449
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33950 33955

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