Cliffside Park, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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56%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

56%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cliffside Park	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$70,083	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$126,526	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$180,015	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$77,891	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$94,711	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$64,861	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.3%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cliffside Park is 56% higher than the national average
The median household income in Cliffside Park is 56% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cliffside Park is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Cliffside Park is 25% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$84,342 $126,526 $253,052

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Cliffside Park employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.0%	12.0%
Manufacturing sector	9.6%	9.6%
Financial & insurance services	3.6%	3.6%
Wholesale & retail services	15.2%	15.2%
Public administration	4.2%	4.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.5%	8.5%
Education, health & social services	11.2%	11.2%
Other	31.2%	31.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Scarsdale, NY	18,390	$378,602	365.5%
Sands Point, NY	2,894	$376,615	363.1%
Plandome, NY	1,397	$375,731	362.0%
Woodsburgh, NY	841	$374,098	360.0%
Rockleigh, NJ	671	$365,070	348.9%
Cliffside Park, NJ	26,315	$126,526	55.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Carbondale, IL	26,321	$35,623	56.2%
South Pasadena, CA	26,308	$165,663	103.7%
Sebastian, FL	26,323	$81,169	0.2%
Holbrook, NY	26,325	$164,974	102.8%
Ruskin, FL	26,287	$93,451	14.9%
Cliffside Park, NJ	26,315	$126,526	55.6%

Source: The Cliffside Park, 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.