Carlstadt, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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48%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

87%

Household income NAT. AVG.

69%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Carlstadt	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$66,533	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$152,370	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$167,161	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$111,842	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$84,295	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,151	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.5%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.7%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Carlstadt is 48% higher than the national average
The median household income in Carlstadt is 87% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Carlstadt is 69% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Carlstadt is 69% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$101,569 $152,370 $304,740

City

$72,602 $108,915 $217,830

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Carlstadt median earnings by income bracket

Carlstadt employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.8%	10.8%
Manufacturing sector	12.1%	12.1%
Financial & insurance services	3.0%	3.0%
Wholesale & retail services	23.4%	23.4%
Public administration	1.4%	1.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	17.0%	17.0%
Education, health & social services	8.1%	8.1%
Other	19.4%	19.4%

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Carlstadt, NJ	6,312	$152,370	87.3%

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Stephenville, NL	6,312	n/a
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Carlstadt, NJ	6,312	$152,370	87.3%

Source: The Carlstadt, 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.