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Bloomfield, CT vs Hamden, CT

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Highlights
- Household income in Hamden, is 1% less than it is in Bloomfield and is 15% above the National Average.
- Bloomfield unemployment rate is 8.7%.
- Hamden unemployment rate is 6.7%.
 Bloomfield, CTHamden, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,961  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$80,779$69,021
 Family Median Income$97,917  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bloomfield, CTHamden, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock11.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bloomfield, CTHamden, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.7%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.5%13.1%
Reviews for Bloomfield    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

This is very diverse area. Income, housing, neighborhoods are diverse as well. Crime is very low especially when you consider how close we are to the  More

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Reviews for Hamden    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Crime is very low in my town the Police Officers live in the town so they care more about their  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have worked at seven different elementary schools, not including my student teaching experiences, and Wintergreen by far surpasses them on every level. We are  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sounds like this is a great city . Change and Diversity are both good and are what makes America what it is today. Prior to having committed to relocating, perhaps you  More

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