Bound Brook, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bound Brook	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$54,737	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$103,432	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$158,160	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$80,107	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$68,585	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$40,597	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.7%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bound Brook is 22% higher than the national average
The median household income in Bound Brook is 27% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bound Brook is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bound Brook is 49% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$68,947 $103,432 $206,864

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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Bound Brook median earnings by income bracket

Bound Brook employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.8%	17.8%
Manufacturing sector	16.6%	16.6%
Financial & insurance services	3.6%	3.6%
Wholesale & retail services	11.9%	11.9%
Public administration	3.4%	3.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	14.1%	14.1%
Education, health & social services	4.6%	4.6%
Other	27.3%	27.3%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Short Hills, NJ	14,190	$375,147	361.2%
Harlingen, NJ	492	$362,607	345.8%
Blawenburg, NJ	101	$332,214	308.5%
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Blackwells Mills, NJ	9,882	$298,230	266.7%
Bound Brook, NJ	10,621	$103,432	27.2%

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Lincoln Park, NJ	10,623	$151,594	86.4%
Fairfield, IA	10,625	$64,216	21.0%
Reading, OH	10,626	$79,091	2.8%
Vashon, WA	10,612	$116,843	43.7%
Smithville, MO	10,630	$122,924	51.1%
Bound Brook, NJ	10,621	$103,432	27.2%

Source: The Bound Brook, 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.