Brooklawn, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

19%

Household income NAT. AVG.

21%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Brooklawn	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$28,216	$37,538	$29,829
Median household income	$44,805	$73,702	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$46,429	$97,281	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$42,250	$42,169	$35,192
Median earnings male	$34,855	$47,369	$36,919
Median earnings female	$38,136	$32,116	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	7.4%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Brooklawn is 5% lower than the national average
The median household income in Brooklawn is 19% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Brooklawn is 21% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Brooklawn is 51% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$29,867 $44,805 $89,610

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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Brooklawn median earnings by income bracket

Brooklawn employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.4%	11.4%
Manufacturing sector	20.0%	20.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.2%	0.2%
Wholesale & retail services	25.5%	25.5%
Public administration	3.3%	3.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.6%	11.6%
Education, health & social services	11.6%	11.6%
Other	14.1%	14.1%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pine Valley, NJ	11	$214,583	287.9%
Rose Valley, PA	1,148	$189,375	242.3%
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Richwood, NJ	3,967	$169,773	206.9%
Springdale, NJ	14,111	$153,178	176.9%
Brooklawn, NJ	1,888	$44,805	19.0%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hope Valley, RI	1,888	$83,267	50.5%
Morton, TX	1,888	$37,500	32.2%
Sulligent, AL	1,887	$22,159	59.9%
Kualapuu, HI	1,887	$44,688	19.2%
Belleville, KS	1,889	$40,238	27.3%
Brooklawn, NJ	1,888	$44,805	19.0%

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