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Charleston, SC vs West Long Branch, NJ

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- Household income in West Long Branch, is 40% more than it is in Charleston and is 36% above the National Average.
- Charleston unemployment rate is 4.0%.
- West Long Branch unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Charleston, SCWest Long Branch, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$50,240  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$107,059$69,021
 Family Median Income$106,321  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Charleston, SCWest Long Branch, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock16.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Charleston, SCWest Long Branch, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.4%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock6.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.4%13.1%
Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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Reviews for West Long Branch    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

We really like living in WLB. The schools are excellent and it is a small town with all the benefits. WLB could do a better job of developing a more attractive retail  More

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