2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Penns Grove, NJ vs Bridgeton, NJ

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Highlights
- Household income in Bridgeton, is 48% more than it is in Penns Grove and is 73% below the National Average.
- Penns Grove unemployment rate is 8.5%.
- Bridgeton unemployment rate is 10.2%.
 Penns Grove, NJBridgeton, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth16.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$15,886  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$39,995$69,021
 Family Median Income$37,337  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Penns Grove, NJBridgeton, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Penns Grove, NJBridgeton, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.1%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock8.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock31.0%13.1%
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Reviews for Bridgeton    4 Reviews

I like where I'm from , but as far as help in the community its self there's very little resources, this community is a who you know type of community .... there are no  More

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Over 10 years ago

I Was born in the neighboring city but raised in Bridgeton. Back then it was great place to live. The city was full of life and jobs. Everyone knew everyone and looked  More

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Over 15 years ago

I used to think the city officials were simply incompetent, I’ve since been proven wrong. They are simply corrupt. They pass local laws with the label of “cleaning up”  More

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