2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Newbury, MA vs Reading, MA

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Highlights
- Household income in Reading, is 4% less than it is in Newbury and is 53% above the National Average.
- Newbury unemployment rate is 5.7%.
- Reading unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Newbury, MAReading, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$71,508  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$145,552$69,021
 Family Median Income$160,268  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Newbury, MAReading, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock29.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Newbury, MAReading, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock15.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support13.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.8%13.1%
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