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Pocono, PA vs East Stroudsburg, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in East Stroudsburg, is 28% less than it is in Pocono and is 16% below the National Average.
- Pocono unemployment rate is 8.7%.
- East Stroudsburg unemployment rate is 8.7%.

Economy
 Pocono, PAEast Stroudsburg, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.7%8.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.1%0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.2%26.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.1%4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,920$33,076$37,638
 Household Income$81,960$59,262$69,021
 Family Median Income$98,125$71,294$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Pocono, PAEast Stroudsburg, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.6%5.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.0%5.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.1%18.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.8%5.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.8%6.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%10.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.6%10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.8%12.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K30.2%14.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.6%3.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.3%8.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Pocono, PAEast Stroudsburg, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.5%9.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.9%5.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.4%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%5.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%8.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.4%5.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%3.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving10.0%8.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%3.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%25.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.6%3.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.0%15.6%13.1%

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Reviews for Pocono    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I like many things about my move from NYC to Tannersville, PA. The country view and the open roads are GREAT. The cost of living here is lower than the city and there  More

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Over 9 years ago

Sadly school and property taxes make this place next to impossible at the average local earnings rate. Supposedly PA has a ancient two tear tax structure that makes  More

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Over 17 years ago

The cost of living out weighs the Income  More

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Reviews for East Stroudsburg    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

East Stroudsburg is a wonderful place to live. It's less than 90 minutes to NYC. We have beautiful mountain views. There are many beautiful communities with big  More

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I grew up in East Stroudsburg, PA and then my dad went into the ARMY so we moved around a lot. I took my husband up to where I am from and he fell in love with it. My  More

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Over 15 years ago

The Bad:East Stroudsburg (Eastburg to the locals) is a suburb of NYC. I moved here from St. Louis 3 yrs ago. The place has the crime, poor schools, and (surprisingly)  More

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