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Elizabeth, NJ vs Fort Wayne, IN

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Highlights
- Household income in Fort Wayne, is 1% less than it is in Elizabeth and is 28% below the National Average.
- Elizabeth unemployment rate is 9.6%.
- Fort Wayne unemployment rate is 5.1%.

Economy
 Elizabeth, NJFort Wayne, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate9.6%5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.7%2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.6%38.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.5%4.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,482$29,268$37,638
 Household Income$54,415$53,978$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,972$67,090$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Elizabeth, NJFort Wayne, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.5%10.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.1%4.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.0%10.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.1%10.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.9%10.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%8.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.0%11.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.8%13.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.3%13.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.5%4.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.7%3.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Elizabeth, NJFort Wayne, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.5%12.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.9%4.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%2.3%1.8%
 Legal0.3%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library4.0%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.6%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.8%6.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.1%3.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.9%6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.5%2.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%21.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.3%6.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving29.0%21.3%13.1%

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Reviews for Elizabeth    1 Reviews

One of the best available transportation near metro NYC, Train to NYC, NEWARK, as well as plenty of Cab services to NEWARK Liberty Airport, plus NJ Transit Buses for  More

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Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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ZIPS IN ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY
07202 07208 07206 07201
ZIPS IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
46825, 46804, 46815, 46806, 46805, 46818, 46808, 46816, 46807, 46802, 11 total

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