2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Yorktown, VA vs Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Fort Myers, is 26% less than it is in Yorktown and is 34% below the National Average.
- Yorktown unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Fort Myers unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Yorktown, VAFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.4%5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.9%44.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%6.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$53,425$33,508$37,638
 Household Income$70,313$51,682$69,021
 Family Median Income$145,739$64,295$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Yorktown, VAFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K0.0%12.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.0%5.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K20.8%11.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.8%10.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K15.6%9.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%8.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.2%9.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.8%10.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.3%11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.8%4.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.5%7.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Yorktown, VAFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance36.0%12.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science24.0%3.7%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library14.7%5.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.0%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving0.0%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%6.3%3.6%
 Personal care0.0%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.3%24.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair0.0%12.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.0%10.7%13.1%
Reviews for Yorktown    4 Reviews

Economy here is mixed. Zoning is a poorly planned mix of hidden business and houses on the main roads with mixed older dilapidated housing next door to larger, newer  More

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York County, VA offers some of the best schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Children tend to score much higher on standardized tests and the graduation rate is higher  More

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Over 13 years ago

The temp's here are wonderful during the spring and fall. They stay around the high 60's to low 80's. The summer's are pretty hot when you factor in the humidity, the  More

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Reviews for Fort Myers    54 Reviews

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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