Bernardsville, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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174%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

200%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bernardsville	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$123,019	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$243,894	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$273,678	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$108,402	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$118,589	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$76,017	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.8%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bernardsville is 174% higher than the national average
The median household income in Bernardsville is 200% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bernardsville is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bernardsville is 75% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$162,579 $243,894 $487,788

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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Bernardsville median earnings by income bracket

Bernardsville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.5%	11.5%
Manufacturing sector	7.5%	7.5%
Financial & insurance services	11.0%	11.0%
Wholesale & retail services	16.7%	16.7%
Public administration	1.3%	1.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.8%	1.8%
Education, health & social services	5.5%	5.5%
Other	39.0%	39.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Short Hills, NJ	14,190	$375,147	361.2%
Mountain Lakes, NJ	4,398	$339,890	317.9%
Chatham, NJ	8,913	$296,410	264.4%
Allamuchy, NJ	116	$272,731	235.3%
Fanwood, NJ	7,886	$258,696	218.1%
Bernardsville, NJ	7,804	$243,894	199.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lamar, CO	7,804	$62,433	23.2%
Puslinch, ON	7,805	n/a
Kaufman, TX	7,802	$75,266	7.5%
Palmyra, PA	7,808	$81,905	0.7%
Hartsville, SC	7,799	$54,052	33.5%
Bernardsville, NJ	7,804	$243,894	199.9%

Source: The Bernardsville, 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.