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Shippensburg, PA vs Oakland, NJ

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- Household income in Oakland, is 237% more than it is in Shippensburg and is 55% above the National Average.
- Shippensburg unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Oakland unemployment rate is 7.4%.
 Shippensburg, PAOakland, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,337  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$152,283$69,021
 Family Median Income$87,703  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Shippensburg, PAOakland, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock31.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Shippensburg, PAOakland, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance4.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.5%1.2%
 Education, library9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.8%13.1%
Reviews for Shippensburg    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

There is so much to do in the areas around Shippensburg...so many beautiful state parks, Gettysburg...It is Amish Country, beautiful, homey place that you will  More

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Over 18 years ago

Four distinctive  More

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Over 19 years ago

good place to get an education... a little  More

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