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Port Jervis, NY vs Dover, DE

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- Household income in Dover, is 42% more than it is in Port Jervis and is 35% below the National Average.
- Port Jervis unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Dover unemployment rate is 10.3%.
 Port Jervis, NYDover, DEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.1%10.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.8%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.6%32.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%5.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,443$28,098$37,638
 Household Income$36,065$51,073$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,991$61,579$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Port Jervis, NYDover, DEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K19.6%11.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.6%4.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.8%11.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.0%12.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.9%8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.5%7.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.3%10.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.8%13.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.8%13.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.0%3.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.7%2.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Port Jervis, NYDover, DEUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.2%9.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.2%5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%2.6%1.8%
 Legal0.2%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%6.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.8%0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.5%6.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.7%4.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.9%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.5%6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.7%4.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.0%26.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.5%5.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving19.3%14.6%13.1%
Reviews for Port Jervis    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

My wife, 4 kids and myself got a house in Port Jervis about 4 years ago. We now can't wait to sell the place and get the hell out of this dump. No jobs at all can be  More

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Fuel,sales,& property tax are much to  More

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Reviews for Dover    9 Reviews

Key points are "an excellent quality of life and a low crime rate" as well as low taxes. Delaware attracts the highest percentage of retirees, plus people of all other  More

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Dover, DE is a great placed to live. I work at OCEAN, which is a non profit organization that sponsors high school exchange students. We had foreign students reside in  More

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Over 6 years ago

Dover, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  More

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