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Middlesex, NJ vs Fanwood, NJ

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- Household income in Fanwood, is 98% more than it is in Middlesex and is 61% above the National Average.
- Middlesex unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Fanwood unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Middlesex, NJFanwood, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,159  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$178,311$69,021
 Family Median Income$94,942  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Middlesex, NJFanwood, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock1.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock42.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Middlesex, NJFanwood, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.9%1.2%
 Education, library10.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.6%13.1%
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Reviews for Fanwood    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We are transplanted New Yorkers and this is our second NJ town in five years (Bogota was the first and it was not for us). We chose Fanwood because of its proximity to  More

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Have lived in this Central New Jersey small town..20yrs..Love it Close to Westfield, Scotch Plains and Cranford...affluent towns with lots of shops, great restaurants  More

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