2025 Compare Cities Economy:
San Jose, CA vs Kearny, NJ

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- Household income in Kearny, is 39% less than it is in San Jose and is 10% above the National Average.
- San Jose unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Kearny unemployment rate is 10.3%.
 San Jose, CAKearny, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$53,574  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$76,647$69,021
 Family Median Income$138,908  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 San Jose, CAKearny, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 San Jose, CAKearny, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock19.9%13.1%
Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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Reviews for Kearny    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

We are so excited to be opening up our non-profit religious goods shop here in Kearny. It is a multicultural community that welcomes the little businessman, and we're  More

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Kearny is a diverse community that is conveniently located close to NYC as well as PA resorts and a short distance from Jersey Shore. There is always something to do  More

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Over 18 years ago

You can leave car windows down when parked  More

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