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North Plainfield, NJ vs South Orange Village, NJ

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- Household income in South Orange Village, is 110% more than it is in North Plainfield and is 57% above the National Average.
- North Plainfield unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- South Orange Village unemployment rate is 9.6%.
 North Plainfield, NJSouth Orange Village, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,963  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$160,366$69,021
 Family Median Income$86,542  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 North Plainfield, NJSouth Orange Village, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock2.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock38.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 North Plainfield, NJSouth Orange Village, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock5.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock5.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.2%13.1%
Reviews for North Plainfield    4 Reviews

If I can put 0 star I will do it. North Plainfield Borough became a terrible and discrimination city since Larry LaRode was mayor. His policy attacks real estate and  More

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Over 12 years ago

If you don't have school age children, can afford the homes and ridiculous property taxes in the better neighborhoods, work/socialize and do everything else OUTSIDE of  More

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Over 13 years ago

I haven't lived here that long, but it is so-so. Well, really I don't like it that much...but it could be worse...it could be Plainfield. Route 22 is the big highway  More

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