2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Union City, NJ vs Hoboken, NJ

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Highlights
- Household income in Hoboken, is 203% more than it is in Union City and is 57% above the National Average.
- Union City unemployment rate is 10.9%.
- Hoboken unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Union City, NJHoboken, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,896  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$160,890$69,021
 Family Median Income$56,556  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Union City, NJHoboken, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock38.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Union City, NJHoboken, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.8%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.8%13.1%
Reviews for Union City    5 Reviews

The simple truth about binary options which many of us do not know is the fact that it is mainly based on predictions. Without proper knowledge of what next can happen  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in an area that is on the borde of Weehawken, Hoboken and Union City.  More

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I've lived here most of my life. And I must say I am finally relocating. You don't get the quality of living fornthe amount you pay. I pay $1415 a month for 3br 1bath,  More

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Reviews for Hoboken    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great place to  More

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Over 14 years ago

Hoboken is one of those places that is still overlooked. With Brooklyn blowing up,why not live essentially the same subway-trip from Manhattan without paying city tax,  More

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Over 14 years ago

My kind of  More

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