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Swedesboro, NJ vs Laurel, MD

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- Household income in Laurel, is 7% more than it is in Swedesboro and is 19% above the National Average.
- Swedesboro unemployment rate is 7.3%.
- Laurel unemployment rate is 9.0%.

Economy
 Swedesboro, NJLaurel, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.3%9.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%-0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.3%32.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.5%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,655$41,825$37,638
 Household Income$80,000$85,615$69,021
 Family Median Income$82,019$100,708$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Swedesboro, NJLaurel, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.6%4.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%2.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.6%5.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K1.8%6.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.0%4.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%8.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.7%9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.8%16.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.9%19.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.7%11.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.7%10.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Swedesboro, NJLaurel, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.6%18.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.4%11.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%2.8%1.8%
 Legal1.0%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library8.8%7.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%7.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.0%3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%2.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving10.6%3.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%2.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.0%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.8%17.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.9%7.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.9%9.8%13.1%

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Reviews for Swedesboro    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Ive lived in Swedesboro for over 25 years......This place really SUCKS BIG TIME!!!!!!! We have the highest property taxes on the planet! and going up. Don't even  More

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Over 18 years ago

Nice safe community to live  More

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Reviews for Laurel    8 Reviews

Nice place 1200 a month 1 bedroom apartment but everything is a 10 min drive some old history good schools people get along  More

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Over 14 years ago

Laurel as a whole is not a bad place to live. Housing is considerably cheaper than in many parts of the DC/Baltimore area. There are some nice shops and restaurants  More

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Over 14 years ago

Laurel as a whole is not a bad place to live. Housing is considerably cheaper than in many parts of the DC/Baltimore area. There are some nice shops and restaurants  More

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