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South Brunswick, NJ vs Phillipsburg, NJ

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- Household income in Phillipsburg, is 56% less than it is in South Brunswick and is 20% below the National Average.
- South Brunswick unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Phillipsburg unemployment rate is 7.0%.

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 South Brunswick, NJPhillipsburg, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.6%7.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.1%-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.5%24.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%6.6%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.5%5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$58,406$29,342$37,638
 Household Income$130,867$57,292$69,021
 Family Median Income$152,210$66,862$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South Brunswick, NJPhillipsburg, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.4%15.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%3.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.4%11.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.3%5.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.7%7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%8.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.9%12.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.0%15.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.6%14.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.6%4.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K29.1%2.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South Brunswick, NJPhillipsburg, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.9%12.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science18.4%3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%0.6%1.8%
 Legal1.1%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%6.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%3.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.3%4.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%2.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.4%8.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.4%6.3%3.6%
 Personal care1.7%3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.5%23.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.8%4.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.0%19.3%13.1%

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Reviews for South Brunswick    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I grew up in Edison and lived in Perth Amboy and Highland Park for a few years. Spent time up and down the entire stretch of the east coast. I've been in S Bruns for 6  More

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Over 14 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

Property taxes are high in the state, and especially in a few townships. For example, my study suggested West windsor/Plainsboro/Franklin twnshps to be amongst the  More

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Reviews for Phillipsburg    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I lived here 45 years ago and remember the people as being ignorant and hostile towards anyone who isn't as stupid as they  More

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I grew up in this town and couldn't wait to get out! Taxes are ridiculous and the town council and the mayor can't get along. It doesn't matter who the mayor is either.  More

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Over 14 years ago

an area that has 4 distinct  More

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