Barnegat Light, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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52%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

36%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Barnegat Light	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$68,126	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$110,881	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$113,382	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$70,437	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$79,904	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.1%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.2%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Barnegat Light is 52% higher than the national average
The median household income in Barnegat Light is 36% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Barnegat Light is 45% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Barnegat Light is 72% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$73,913 $110,881 $221,762

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Barnegat Light median earnings by income bracket

Barnegat Light employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.0%	16.0%
Manufacturing sector	10.7%	10.7%
Financial & insurance services	9.3%	9.3%
Wholesale & retail services	12.0%	12.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.0%	8.0%
Education, health & social services	9.3%	9.3%
Other	34.7%	34.7%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Beach Haven, NJ	1,001	$154,516	90.0%
Pine Beach, NJ	2,452	$148,047	82.0%
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Beach Haven West, NJ	4,476	$144,290	77.4%
Ocean Acres, NJ	17,774	$141,113	73.5%
Barnegat Light, NJ	471	$110,881	36.3%

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West Jefferson, AL	471	$0	100.0%
Boulevard, CA	471	$0	100.0%
Pakala Village, HI	471	$67,334	17.2%
Bonaparte, IA	471	$51,144	37.1%
Delhi, IA	471	$95,097	16.9%
Barnegat Light, NJ	471	$110,881	36.3%

Source: The Barnegat Light, 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.