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Camden, NJ vs Holyoke, MA

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- Household income in Holyoke, is 49% more than it is in Camden and is 53% below the National Average.
- Camden unemployment rate is 14.4%.
- Holyoke unemployment rate is 9.9%.
 Camden, NJHolyoke, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth17.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$17,171  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$45,045$69,021
 Family Median Income$35,588  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Camden, NJHolyoke, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock18.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Camden, NJHolyoke, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock8.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.9%13.1%
Reviews for Camden    4 Reviews

The Good thing about public transporation in New Jersey is all the distance of the bus, subway's, trans is very convient. Their public transporation reach's every  More

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Over 17 years ago

Camden is not the best place to live. There are alot of murders and way to many drugs. But some parts aint has bad as others. East Camden is the most dangerous and  More

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I spent much of my formative years in Camden and Southern New Jersey. My father was a dentist with offices in the area. My grandparents arrived in Camden during the  More

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Reviews for Holyoke    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

best place to live in if you dont live  More

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Maeve · 

Crime is unavoidable. The sound of gun shots ring throughout the night. Trash strewn streets that are not cleaned more than once per year. Some people think that they  More

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Over 16 years ago

Holyoke is bad only in downtown and in the public projects. As every city or town, there are good and bad areas with gangs and no gangs. And even then, we've had have  More

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