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East Brunswick, NJ vs Edgewater, NJ

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- Household income in Edgewater, is 1% less than it is in East Brunswick and is 45% above the National Average.
- East Brunswick unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Edgewater unemployment rate is 7.4%.
 East Brunswick, NJEdgewater, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$53,292  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$126,483$69,021
 Family Median Income$143,944  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 East Brunswick, NJEdgewater, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock29.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 East Brunswick, NJEdgewater, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock13.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.6%1.2%
 Education, library8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock1.9%13.1%
Reviews for East Brunswick    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

This is an idle community. It has easy access to every place I want to go, within five miles of most fresh fruit orchards in the warm months, and the winters are mild  More

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Reviews for Edgewater    4 Reviews

I used to live in NYC. The prices now in rent, resturaunts and stores has become exorbitant. Edgewater has the quality of NYC at lesser prices. Plus it has  More

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Over 15 years ago

The housing in Edgewater has become pricey and beautiful in a great area right next to New York City. It has gotten crowed over the last 5 years. It is a great place  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm a big fan, although a a matter of principle I don't believe in boosterism. There are hundreds of wonderful places to live. Edgewater, thankfully, happens to be one  More

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