2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Queens, NY vs Hartford, CT

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Highlights
- Household income in Hartford, is 51% less than it is in Queens and is 84% below the National Average.
- Queens unemployment rate is 11.0%.
- Hartford unemployment rate is 14.0%.
 Queens, NYHartford, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate11.0%14.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.5%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.4%24.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.9%6.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,640$22,784$37,638
 Household Income$75,886$37,477$69,021
 Family Median Income$85,305$44,859$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Queens, NYHartford, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.6%23.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%5.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.5%12.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.0%10.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.8%8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.7%6.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.6%8.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.0%8.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.8%9.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.6%4.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.1%2.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Queens, NYHartford, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.2%9.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.9%4.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%2.3%1.8%
 Legal1.3%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%4.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.9%1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.8%7.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%2.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.0%6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%7.6%3.6%
 Personal care4.1%1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.1%21.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.3%6.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.3%18.0%13.1%
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Reviews for Hartford    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I love Hartford. Any naysayer is not appreciating the very real and new energy that is revitalizing the city. In conjunction with a wonderful location, relatively mild  More

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Marg · 
Over 3 years ago

Surprised by the low  More

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I lived in CT for about 7 years, and this place is depressing, lonely, and boring. My only entertainment in Hartford, were the Library branches for books and movies. The  More

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