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Plainview, NY vs East Meadow, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in East Meadow, is 25% less than it is in Plainview and is 45% above the National Average.
- Plainview unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- East Meadow unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Plainview, NYEast Meadow, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$70,459  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$126,079$69,021
 Family Median Income$194,943  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Plainview, NYEast Meadow, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock24.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Plainview, NYEast Meadow, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.7%1.2%
 Education, library12.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.8%13.1%
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Reviews for East Meadow    4 Reviews

Ok too much to take in... But I've been doing so much research lately and so far Mooresville seems like a good place to live ... I'll be looking soon and coming from  More

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Over 12 years ago

Nassau County is a beautiful place to live if you can afford it. Most of the schools are adequate. The county is becoming more multicultural, but, jobs are very hard to  More

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Over 17 years ago

The cost of living is ridiculously  More

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