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

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24%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

28%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bound Brook	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$36,880	$37,538	$29,829
Median household income	$70,605	$73,702	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$104,643	$97,281	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$53,820	$42,169	$35,192
Median earnings male	$46,021	$47,369	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,213	$32,116	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.3%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	7.7%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bound Brook is 24% higher than the national average
The median household income in Bound Brook is 28% 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

$47,065 $70,605 $141,210

City

$49,129 $73,702 $147,404

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

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 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%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Short Hills, NJ	13,700	$250,001	351.9%
Harlingen, NJ	481	$240,682	335.1%
Blawenburg, NJ	99	$219,688	297.1%
Pleasant Plains, NJ	627	$211,547	282.4%
Blackwells Mills, NJ	9,509	$204,018	268.8%
Bound Brook, NJ	10,254	$70,605	27.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Alfred and Plantagenet, ON	10,255	n/a
Somers Point, NJ	10,250	$63,150	14.1%
Shelburne, ON	10,249	n/a
Milton, FL	10,259	$62,561	13.1%
Vienna, WV	10,261	$55,181	0.3%
Bound Brook, NJ	10,254	$70,605	27.6%

Source: The Bound Brook, NJ employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).