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Neptune, NJ vs West Long Branch, NJ

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Highlights
- Household income in West Long Branch, is 25% more than it is in Neptune and is 36% above the National Average.
- Neptune unemployment rate is 8.7%.
- West Long Branch unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Neptune, NJWest Long Branch, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,549  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$107,059$69,021
 Family Median Income$106,954  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Neptune, NJWest Long Branch, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock16.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Neptune, NJWest Long Branch, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.4%1.2%
 Education, library9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock6.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.4%13.1%
Reviews for Neptune    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

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Over 14 years ago

My children have just started school in Neptune and I will be taking them out due the extreme poor performance of the schools. See the NJ department of education web  More

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I grew up in Neptune twp. I spent all of my childhood and part of my early adult life there. I had a great life there. I would call it Lower to middle class suburban  More

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Reviews for West Long Branch    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

We really like living in WLB. The schools are excellent and it is a small town with all the benefits. WLB could do a better job of developing a more attractive retail  More

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