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Paramus, NJ vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Fort Lauderdale, is 49% less than it is in Paramus and is 3% below the National Average.
- Paramus unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Fort Lauderdale unemployment rate is 6.1%.

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 Paramus, NJFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.9%6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.5%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.5%37.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.5%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$51,858$48,407$37,638
 Household Income$130,446$66,994$69,021
 Family Median Income$144,092$78,205$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Paramus, NJFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K2.6%10.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%3.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.3%7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.2%8.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.5%7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.3%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.1%8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.0%11.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.6%15.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.0%6.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K24.3%12.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Paramus, NJFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.5%19.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.5%4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%1.2%1.8%
 Legal1.2%2.9%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.1%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.3%4.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.3%2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving1.8%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%5.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.3%22.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%8.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.6%10.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Paramus    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My siblings and I are products of the Paramus Public School system and I am an attorney, my sister is a doctor and my brother is finishing his MBA. Many of my high  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived here most of my life and it is a fabulous place to live. Community oriented - great schools and great  More

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY
07652
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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