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South Amboy, NJ vs McAdoo, PA

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- Household income in McAdoo, is 59% less than it is in South Amboy and is 77% below the National Average.
- South Amboy unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- McAdoo unemployment rate is 7.8%.
 South Amboy, NJMcAdoo, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,356  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$38,925$69,021
 Family Median Income$104,305  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South Amboy, NJMcAdoo, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock21.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock18.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South Amboy, NJMcAdoo, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock28.9%13.1%
Reviews for South Amboy    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The town used to be middle class and affordable but costs are goin up and lower class is movin in time to move  More

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Over 16 years ago

South Amboy ranked 52 in the top 100 best places to live in NJ in 2008, by NJ Monthly  More

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