Asbury Park, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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44%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Asbury Park	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$64,730	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$78,878	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$205,501	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$52,297	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$67,642	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$34,915	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.4%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	22.5%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Asbury Park is 44% higher than the national average
The median household income in Asbury Park is 3% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Asbury Park is 51% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Asbury Park is 49% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,580 $78,878 $157,756

City

$72,602 $108,915 $217,830

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Asbury Park median earnings by income bracket

Asbury Park employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.1%	11.1%
Manufacturing sector	8.1%	8.1%
Financial & insurance services	4.1%	4.1%
Wholesale & retail services	13.8%	13.8%
Public administration	2.8%	2.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.5%	6.5%
Education, health & social services	18.4%	18.4%
Other	32.1%	32.1%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rumson, NJ	6,946	$334,182	310.9%
Little Silver, NJ	6,005	$296,646	264.7%
Fair Haven, NJ	6,065	$270,969	233.2%
Robertsville, NJ	12,178	$256,738	215.7%
Sea Girt, NJ	1,762	$247,969	204.9%
Asbury Park, NJ	16,068	$78,878	3.0%

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Lakeway, TX	16,074	$199,032	144.7%
Mastic Beach, NY	16,076	$124,118	52.6%
Cold Lake, AB	16,076	n/a
North Arlington, NJ	16,080	$133,029	63.6%
Conyers, GA	16,084	$64,134	21.1%
Asbury Park, NJ	16,068	$78,878	3.0%

Source: The Asbury Park, NJ employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.