Camden, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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46%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

48%

Household income NAT. AVG.

65%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Camden	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$16,171	$37,538	$29,829
Median household income	$28,623	$73,702	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$46,466	$97,281	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$22,176	$42,169	$35,192
Median earnings male	$25,379	$47,369	$36,919
Median earnings female	$21,836	$32,116	$26,250
Unemployment rate	7.7%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	33.6%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Camden is 46% lower than the national average
The median household income in Camden is 48% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Camden is 65% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Camden is 122% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$19,080 $28,623 $57,246

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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Camden employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.6%	9.6%
Manufacturing sector	14.1%	14.1%
Financial & insurance services	3.5%	3.5%
Wholesale & retail services	17.4%	17.4%
Public administration	4.7%	4.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.6%	10.6%
Education, health & social services	10.7%	10.7%
Other	27.5%	27.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pine Valley, NJ	11	$214,583	287.9%
Rose Valley, PA	1,148	$189,375	242.3%
Haverford College, PA	1,243	$176,397	218.9%
Springdale, NJ	14,111	$153,178	176.9%
Haddonfield, NJ	11,342	$151,579	174.0%
Camden, NJ	73,742	$28,623	48.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
South Jordan, UT	73,695	$106,824	93.1%
Appleton, WI	73,891	$61,475	11.1%
Evanston, IL	73,979	$82,335	48.8%
Cheektowaga, NY	73,457	$55,459	0.2%
Bismarck, ND	73,435	$67,629	22.2%
Camden, NJ	73,742	$28,623	48.3%

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