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Newark, NJ vs Cedar Grove, NJ

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- Household income in Cedar Grove, is 238% more than it is in Newark and is 51% above the National Average.
- Newark unemployment rate is 13.0%.
- Cedar Grove unemployment rate is 9.6%.
 Newark, NJCedar Grove, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth18.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,194  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$139,701$69,021
 Family Median Income$48,589  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Newark, NJCedar Grove, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock29.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Newark, NJCedar Grove, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.4%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.3%13.1%
Reviews for Newark    26 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Newark is straight garbage.  More

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Newark's Ironbound is extremely dangerous, there is a lot of crime, the police are just good at hiding it. It usually doesn't happen on Ferry St., but does 1/2 block  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have worked and lived in Newark for 20 years. I raised 3 children. Two of my children went on to college, graudated with Accountant Degree and the other one in  More

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Reviews for Cedar Grove    3 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Trails and a lovely park. Close to major employment centers NYC, Hoboken, Jersey City, Morristown but few employment opportunities in township. It is also attracting  More

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Cedar Grove is well located in the NYC metro area. However increasing drug activity especially in the Mountain Ridge Drive area, meth house hub. There is room to turn  More

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Over 16 years ago

The Mayor and Council of Cedar Grove, NJ seem to be unaware that they were voted into office by their constitutents, not by Joe Divicenzo, County Executive. Although it  More

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