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Elizabeth, NJ vs Roselle, NJ

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- Household income in Roselle, is 26% more than it is in Elizabeth and is 1% below the National Average.
- Elizabeth unemployment rate is 9.6%.
- Roselle unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Elizabeth, NJRoselle, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,482  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$68,369$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,972  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Elizabeth, NJRoselle, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Elizabeth, NJRoselle, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.2%13.1%
Reviews for Elizabeth    1 Reviews

One of the best available transportation near metro NYC, Train to NYC, NEWARK, as well as plenty of Cab services to NEWARK Liberty Airport, plus NJ Transit Buses for  More

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Reviews for Roselle    1 Reviews

Have only lived in Roselle for about 3 years now. Have to say overall town is pretty good. Not much in the form of work in town but commuting is easy to other work  More

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