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Camden, NJ vs Spartanburg, SC

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- Household income in Spartanburg, is 50% more than it is in Camden and is 53% below the National Average.
- Camden unemployment rate is 14.4%.
- Spartanburg unemployment rate is 6.7%.
 Camden, NJSpartanburg, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth17.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$17,171  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$45,228$69,021
 Family Median Income$35,588  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Camden, NJSpartanburg, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Camden, NJSpartanburg, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock21.9%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 Spartanburg    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The library system is the stellar but numbers shown here are just wrong or are outdated- the area has exploded and with growth and costs are way up and services way  More

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Over 7 years ago

Made the choice to move here 3 years ago. I am single and retired and the cost of living here is much better than a lot of places. Less traffic, unemployment rate is  More

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Over 9 years ago

We moved here, from another state, 6 years ago. We love it! Real Estate is so economical. The weather is nice, year round. Summers do get hot. Great hospitals. The  More

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