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Manchester, NJ vs Lacey, NJ

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- Household income in Lacey, is 74% more than it is in Manchester and is 22% above the National Average.
- Manchester unemployment rate is 9.4%.
- Lacey unemployment rate is 8.3%.
 Manchester, NJLacey, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,725  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$88,882$69,021
 Family Median Income$82,655  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Manchester, NJLacey, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock23.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock12.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Manchester, NJLacey, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.3%13.1%
Reviews for Manchester    2 Reviews

The Sperling crime rating for Manchester Township, NJ is totally erroneous. The FBI crime stats show that on a scale from 1 to 100, 100 being the national average, the  More

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My wife and I moved to Whiting, a village in Manchester Township, NJ, in 1998. What attracted us initially was the low cost of housing (for New Jersey). At that time,  More

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