2024 Compare Cities Economy:
South River, NJ vs Wilmington, DE

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Highlights
- Household income in Wilmington, is 40% less than it is in South River and is 40% below the National Average.
- South River unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Wilmington unemployment rate is 10.3%.
 South River, NJWilmington, DEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.9%10.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.1%2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.2%28.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.5%6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,282$33,567$37,638
 Household Income$82,031$49,354$69,021
 Family Median Income$94,639$64,142$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South River, NJWilmington, DEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.0%18.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%4.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.7%10.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.6%10.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.1%7.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.0%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.3%9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.4%10.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.2%11.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.9%5.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.9%5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South River, NJWilmington, DEUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.2%16.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.8%5.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%3.4%1.8%
 Legal1.0%3.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.6%6.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.0%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.2%3.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%3.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.5%5.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%4.9%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.1%17.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.2%6.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.4%12.8%13.1%
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Reviews for Wilmington    18 Reviews

I'm ready to get away from this whole state, once and for all! There are no real jobs here. The cost of living is getting entirely too high, as well as the crime.  More

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Over 8 years ago

can anyone offer information on the Park Plaza, 1100 Lovering Ave,  More

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When we sold our house in the burbs and downsized to a condo in Wilmington all our friends thought we were nuts. What about the crime? Well, we've been here for a year  More

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