Clayton, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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24%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

69%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Clayton	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$55,443	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$137,627	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$151,364	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$56,239	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$74,092	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,595	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.3%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Clayton is 24% higher than the national average
The median household income in Clayton is 69% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Clayton is 18% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Clayton is 45% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$91,742 $137,627 $275,254

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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Clayton median earnings by income bracket

Clayton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.1%	17.1%
Manufacturing sector	12.1%	12.1%
Financial & insurance services	2.8%	2.8%
Wholesale & retail services	10.1%	10.1%
Public administration	8.8%	8.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.0%	8.0%
Education, health & social services	12.7%	12.7%
Other	27.2%	27.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pine Valley, NJ	11	$325,363	300.0%
Richwood, NJ	4,103	$249,063	206.2%
Springdale, NJ	14,396	$226,530	178.5%
Barclay, NJ	4,138	$219,489	169.9%
Greenwich, NJ	2,805	$216,787	166.5%
Clayton, NJ	8,878	$137,627	69.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Whitehouse, TX	8,878	$102,755	26.3%
Berthoud, CO	8,879	$129,967	59.8%
Elsmere, KY	8,876	$83,234	2.3%
Bennington, VT	8,880	$69,346	14.7%
Dayton, TX	8,874	$87,537	7.6%
Clayton, NJ	8,878	$137,627	69.2%

Source: The Clayton, 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.