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Bloomington, IL vs Hoboken, NJ

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- Household income in Hoboken, is 133% more than it is in Bloomington and is 57% above the National Average.
- Bloomington unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Hoboken unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Bloomington, ILHoboken, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,887  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$160,890$69,021
 Family Median Income$94,379  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bloomington, ILHoboken, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock38.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bloomington, ILHoboken, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.8%13.1%
Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Reviews for Hoboken    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great place to  More

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Over 14 years ago

Hoboken is one of those places that is still overlooked. With Brooklyn blowing up,why not live essentially the same subway-trip from Manhattan without paying city tax,  More

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Over 14 years ago

My kind of  More

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