2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Wading River, NY vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- Household income in West Lafayette, is 77% less than it is in Wading River and is 140% below the National Average.
- Wading River unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- West Lafayette unemployment rate is 2.9%.
 Wading River, NYWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.1%2.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%3.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.8%36.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$55,553$20,727$37,638
 Household Income$127,544$28,744$69,021
 Family Median Income$150,592$98,343$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Wading River, NYWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.4%29.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%7.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.2%13.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.9%6.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.5%5.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.2%3.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K1.9%7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.7%7.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K26.0%8.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.2%4.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K27.4%6.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Wading River, NYWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.4%10.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science13.8%14.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.3%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.2%1.2%
 Education, library15.9%22.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.7%3.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.0%2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.7%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving0.0%10.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%2.0%3.6%
 Personal care1.7%5.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.5%15.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.2%2.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.1%6.1%13.1%
Reviews for Wading River    1 Reviews

Wading River in Eastern Long Island is a beautiful place, but the cost of living is ridiculous. Housing, real estate taxes and the general cost of living will eat you  More

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Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 10 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 13 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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