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West Orange, NJ vs Bowling Green, KY

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- Household income in Bowling Green, is 63% less than it is in West Orange and is 58% below the National Average.
- West Orange unemployment rate is 9.6%.
- Bowling Green unemployment rate is 4.7%.

Economy
 West Orange, NJBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate9.6%4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.7%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.9%46.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.5%8.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$55,406$26,015$37,638
 Household Income$118,326$43,633$69,021
 Family Median Income$139,773$53,400$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 West Orange, NJBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.1%15.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%7.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.9%11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.5%11.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.9%9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.3%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.9%9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.8%10.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.3%9.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.4%3.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K25.9%3.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 West Orange, NJBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.1%11.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.5%3.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%1.6%1.8%
 Legal3.0%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library9.1%5.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.6%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%5.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.1%8.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%22.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%5.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.1%20.2%13.1%

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I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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