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Central Square, NY vs Auburn, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in Auburn, is 27% less than it is in Central Square and is 57% below the National Average.
- Central Square unemployment rate is 7.5%.
- Auburn unemployment rate is 7.7%.
 Central Square, NYAuburn, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,804  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,076$69,021
 Family Median Income$104,107  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Central Square, NYAuburn, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock16.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Central Square, NYAuburn, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library10.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.3%13.1%
Reviews for Central Square    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I lived in this wonderful area as a teenager from 1978-1980 I found the folks here to be most staightforward and real, not afraid to tell you there opinion. I miss  More

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Reviews for Auburn    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

as a child i grew up on the west side.auburn was a lovely place to grow up.my father worked at a local company called ALCO,a division of white motors.sadly many  More

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Have been looking for a year now and find it very  More

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Over 20 years ago

Auburn is a fairly affordable place to  More

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