2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Atlantic Highlands, NJ vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Houston, is 49% less than it is in Atlantic Highlands and is 23% below the National Average.
- Atlantic Highlands unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Houston unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Atlantic Highlands, NJHouston, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.8%8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.2%3.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.8%30.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.5%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$67,791$35,578$37,638
 Household Income$109,880$56,019$69,021
 Family Median Income$143,333$63,946$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Atlantic Highlands, NJHouston, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.9%11.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%4.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.8%10.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.7%9.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.0%8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.0%7.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.8%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.8%10.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.0%12.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.9%5.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K28.0%9.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Atlantic Highlands, NJHouston, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance27.0%15.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.7%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%1.2%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.1%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.3%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.5%5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.4%5.1%3.6%
 Personal care3.7%2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support28.1%19.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.8%11.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.6%12.6%13.1%
Reviews for Atlantic Highlands    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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