2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Neptune City, NJ vs West Orange, NJ

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Highlights
- Household income in West Orange, is 82% more than it is in Neptune City and is 42% above the National Average.
- Neptune City unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- West Orange unemployment rate is 9.6%.
 Neptune City, NJWest Orange, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,992  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$118,326$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,867  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Neptune City, NJWest Orange, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K11.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock25.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Neptune City, NJWest Orange, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.0%1.2%
 Education, library10.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support31.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.1%13.1%
Reviews for Neptune City    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Yup, that is the size of the borough.As someone who had grown up in this small community and who still has family that resides here I feel I can offer an honest and  More

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A little town often confused with Neptune Township, but very much it's own borough. Very few people know that our town is on the Shark River with a mahnificent park that  More

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