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St. James, NY vs Elizabethtown, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in Elizabethtown, is 53% less than it is in St. James and is 12% below the National Average.
- St. James unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Elizabethtown unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 St. James, NYElizabethtown, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$58,685  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$61,803$69,021
 Family Median Income$164,275  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 St. James, NYElizabethtown, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock14.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 St. James, NYElizabethtown, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.4%6.5%
 Community, social services3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library13.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.1%13.1%
Reviews for St. James    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

beautiful town, close to everything, excellent community relations and schools--- super high cost of living, housing and taxes! must make six figures to live here  More

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Reviews for Elizabethtown    4 Reviews

If you are a dog owner there is no place with in the town to enjoy time with your pet. Southeastern PA's westernmost town offers train service, in fact good, Amtrak  More

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Being a 40+ year resident of Elizabethtown, I can think of many reasons I love living here...not least of which is the people. It's a wonderful place to raise a  More

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Central Pennsylvania is a great place to live because of the small towns and communities that also give you access to major metropolitan areas such as Philly, NYC,  More

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