2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Smithtown, NY vs Brooklyn, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in Brooklyn, is 51% less than it is in Smithtown and is 2% below the National Average.
- Smithtown unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Brooklyn unemployment rate is 11.6%.
 Smithtown, NYBrooklyn, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.1%11.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.8%30.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%8.9%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$59,558$38,812$37,638
 Household Income$138,137$67,753$69,021
 Family Median Income$163,546$77,205$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Smithtown, NYBrooklyn, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.4%13.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.2%4.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.2%7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.2%7.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.0%6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.1%6.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.9%7.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.6%11.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.4%14.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.2%8.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K30.8%12.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Smithtown, NYBrooklyn, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.4%16.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.3%5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%2.2%1.8%
 Legal2.1%2.0%1.2%
 Education, library11.3%7.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%6.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.1%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.6%7.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.1%2.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.6%4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.0%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.8%18.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%5.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.5%8.5%13.1%
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Born in Downstate IE East Flatbush. Lived in Bushwick, Brownsville, Canarsie, Crown Heights, East New York and Back in East Flatbush now. If you know Brooklyn you'll  More

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I looooooove Brooklyn! So much culture! So many options of restaurants! So much diversity. It's one of the best places I've been to and lived. Granted, the commute is  More

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