2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Newark, NJ vs Jamestown, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in Jamestown, is 13% less than it is in Newark and is 91% below the National Average.
- Newark unemployment rate is 13.0%.
- Jamestown unemployment rate is 8.1%.
 Newark, NJJamestown, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate13.0%8.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.7%-1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth18.1%11.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.5%6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,194$21,599$37,638
 Household Income$41,335$36,162$69,021
 Family Median Income$48,589$48,613$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Newark, NJJamestown, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K21.2%19.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.2%8.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.0%14.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%10.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.8%9.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%7.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.1%10.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.7%9.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.6%6.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.5%1.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.7%1.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Newark, NJJamestown, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.8%8.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.8%2.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%4.6%1.8%
 Legal0.5%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%4.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.2%1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.0%5.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.0%6.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.3%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.1%9.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.7%3.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.9%20.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.3%6.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving19.2%22.0%13.1%
Reviews for Newark    26 Reviews

Over 3 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 11 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 Jamestown    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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