Budd Lake, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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52%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

69%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Budd Lake	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$68,181	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$137,562	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$181,010	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$65,643	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$85,777	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$53,107	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.7%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Budd Lake is 52% higher than the national average
The median household income in Budd Lake is 69% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Budd Lake is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Budd Lake is 56% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$91,698 $137,562 $275,124

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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Budd Lake median earnings by income bracket

Budd Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.8%	8.8%
Manufacturing sector	13.5%	13.5%
Financial & insurance services	4.6%	4.6%
Wholesale & retail services	17.6%	17.6%
Public administration	6.9%	6.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.0%	3.0%
Education, health & social services	13.8%	13.8%
Other	30.5%	30.5%

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Budd Lake, NJ	10,790	$137,562	69.1%

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Budd Lake, NJ	10,790	$137,562	69.1%

Source: The Budd Lake, 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.