2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Searcy, AR vs Newark, NJ

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- Household income in Newark, is 1% less than it is in Searcy and is 67% below the National Average.
- Searcy unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Newark unemployment rate is 13.0%.
 Searcy, ARNewark, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.9%13.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.7%-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.3%18.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%6.6%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.9%5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,050$22,194$37,638
 Household Income$41,753$41,335$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,454$48,589$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Searcy, ARNewark, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K15.2%21.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.5%6.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.3%12.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.3%9.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.5%8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.1%9.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.8%9.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.9%9.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.4%3.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.9%2.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Searcy, ARNewark, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.7%8.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.2%2.8%6.5%
 Community, social services3.7%2.3%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library12.6%4.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%3.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.3%6.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%4.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.0%5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%6.7%3.6%
 Personal care3.9%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%19.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.8%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.4%12.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving17.2%19.2%13.1%
Reviews for Searcy    4 Reviews

Searcy is a quiet town, and a great place to raise a family. The schools are good and there's a church that would fit your needs. We are proud it is still a dry county.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Good- Searcy is a nice town with small town appeal and larger city ammenities coupled with bigger city accessibility. Bad- The city is not planned well for the growth.   More

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Cleaner than most cities ,also reasonable housing,small town feel ,growing. We are in the foothills to the Ozarks--very nice place to live--accessibilty to the Ozarks  More

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Reviews for Newark    26 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Newark is straight garbage.  More

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Newark's Ironbound is extremely dangerous, there is a lot of crime, the police are just good at hiding it. It usually doesn't happen on Ferry St., but does 1/2 block  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have worked and lived in Newark for 20 years. I raised 3 children. Two of my children went on to college, graudated with Accountant Degree and the other one in  More

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