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Patterson, CA vs Sparta, NJ

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Highlights
- Household income in Sparta, is 75% more than it is in Patterson and is 52% above the National Average.
- Patterson unemployment rate is 8.8%.
- Sparta unemployment rate is 7.7%.
 Patterson, CASparta, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,643  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$145,000$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,375  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Patterson, CASparta, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock30.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Patterson, CASparta, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair16.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.4%13.1%
Reviews for Patterson    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Weather is usually beautiful. Some rain in the winter & extremely hot in July & Aug but otherwise  More

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Reviews for Sparta    7 Reviews

I lived in Sparta for 28 years and only moved away because I retired. Both our daughters went through the entire school system and received a great education. In the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Sparta is a wonderful place to raise a family. Sparta has a lot of organized activities plus an abundance of year- round outdoor activites. It has a number of private  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have enjoyed living in Sparta. It is an aesthetically pleasing area, nice lakes, good restaurants, a very good library and small town atmosphere. It lacks continuing  More

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