2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Ledyard, CT vs Cape May, NJ

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Highlights
- Household income in Cape May, is 25% less than it is in Ledyard and is 4% above the National Average.
- Ledyard unemployment rate is 7.9%.
- Cape May unemployment rate is 12.5%.
 Ledyard, CTCape May, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.9%12.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.2%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.2%19.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%6.6%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,183$52,786$37,638
 Household Income$95,359$71,875$69,021
 Family Median Income$107,577$96,250$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ledyard, CTCape May, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K2.6%8.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.7%2.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.9%7.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.7%12.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.8%7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%6.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.1%4.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.7%18.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K23.3%11.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.4%8.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K11.5%11.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ledyard, CTCape May, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.6%23.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science11.0%3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%2.5%1.8%
 Legal1.1%1.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%8.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%10.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.9%0.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%0.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.5%5.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%3.8%3.6%
 Personal care4.4%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.3%21.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.9%6.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.9%7.3%13.1%
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Over 10 years ago

Cape May is a picturesque pleasant town with a increase in population in the summer months. As a tourist town a good deal of the people who live here make the bulk of  More

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From the beaches of Cape May at the true south of New Jersey, to the vastness of the Wildwood beaches, to the shimmering water and clean sands of Avalon and Stone  More

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