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Passaic, NJ vs Union City, NJ

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- Household income in Union City, is 8% more than it is in Passaic and is 30% below the National Average.
- Passaic unemployment rate is 11.4%.
- Union City unemployment rate is 10.9%.
 Passaic, NJUnion City, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,152  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$53,177$69,021
 Family Median Income$46,594  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Passaic, NJUnion City, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Passaic, NJUnion City, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock23.0%13.1%
Reviews for Passaic    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I live in the Passaic Park area of Passaic, and the area is very nice. The neighborhood is quiet and clean. Though there's nothing in terms of  More

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Reviews for Union City    5 Reviews

The simple truth about binary options which many of us do not know is the fact that it is mainly based on predictions. Without proper knowledge of what next can happen  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in an area that is on the borde of Weehawken, Hoboken and Union City.  More

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I've lived here most of my life. And I must say I am finally relocating. You don't get the quality of living fornthe amount you pay. I pay $1415 a month for 3br 1bath,  More

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