2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Garfield, NJ vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Denver, is 18% more than it is in Garfield and is 12% above the National Average.
- Garfield unemployment rate is 12.5%.
- Denver unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Garfield, NJDenver, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate12.5%7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.5%2.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.4%45.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.5%4.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,388$50,642$37,638
 Household Income$66,296$78,177$69,021
 Family Median Income$70,993$100,080$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Garfield, NJDenver, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.4%8.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%2.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.3%6.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.9%6.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.4%6.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%7.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.0%9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.7%12.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.9%17.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.1%9.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.2%12.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Garfield, NJDenver, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.3%23.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.1%9.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.9%2.3%1.2%
 Education, library3.4%5.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%3.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.3%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.5%2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.0%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care3.8%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.1%19.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.4%6.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving18.0%7.9%13.1%
Reviews for Garfield    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Garfield used to be a really great town to live in. It's been at a constant rate of decline for the past 20 years. It seems it keeps getting worse and worse every year.  More

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Reviews for Denver    470 Reviews

During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating  More

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I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck  More

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I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  More

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