2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Clayton, NJ vs Hopatcong, NJ

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Highlights
- Household income in Hopatcong, is 2% more than it is in Clayton and is 30% above the National Average.
- Clayton unemployment rate is 7.3%.
- Hopatcong unemployment rate is 7.7%.
 Clayton, NJHopatcong, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,737  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$99,177$69,021
 Family Median Income$101,815  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Clayton, NJHopatcong, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock26.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Clayton, NJHopatcong, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.5%13.1%
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Reviews for Hopatcong    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Been living in Hopatcong for five years and cannot wait to leave. Everyone I know personally either has left or is itching to. The schools have declined every year since  More

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