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Mount Laurel, NJ vs Rutherford, NJ

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Highlights
- Household income in Rutherford, is 15% more than it is in Mount Laurel and is 42% above the National Average.
- Mount Laurel unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Rutherford unemployment rate is 7.4%.
 Mount Laurel, NJRutherford, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$57,522  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$118,462$69,021
 Family Median Income$122,910  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mount Laurel, NJRutherford, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock22.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mount Laurel, NJRutherford, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.7%13.1%
Reviews for Mount Laurel    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The cost of living, including property taxes, is really expensive here compared to  More

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Reviews for Rutherford    1 Reviews

not sure why Rutherford is able to continue to show low student to teacher ratios but there is 24-25 kids in a class for the last three years and my kids is in 3rd  More

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