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Laramie, WY vs Absecon, NJ

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- Household income in Absecon, is 44% more than it is in Laramie and is 6% below the National Average.
- Laramie unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Absecon unemployment rate is 11.6%.
 Laramie, WYAbsecon, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth19.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,944  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,194$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,132  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Laramie, WYAbsecon, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Laramie, WYAbsecon, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library17.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock7.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.2%13.1%
Reviews for Laramie    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Out of all the places we have lived, Laramie is our favorite place we have lived. The locals are nice. Neighbors know each other. Neighbors help each other out. If you  More

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I have lived in Laramie for 35 years. It's true If you want malls and shopping this is not the place for you. There is not much high fashion here. Laramie is for people  More

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I no longer fear hell as I have now lived in Laramie for 2 years. Where to begin? The first thing I will mention is the ridiculous housing prices for what you are  More

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Reviews for Absecon    2 Reviews

Property taxes in Atlantic County at totally out of control. The general tax rate for Absecon in 2005 was 3.694%. If you believe inflation is about 2.5% then your house  More

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Over 19 years ago

Our propertyt taxes are to  More

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