Dunellen, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

36%

Household income NAT. AVG.

24%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Dunellen	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$47,694	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$110,965	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$148,072	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$54,282	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$79,958	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$34,826	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.4%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Dunellen is 6% higher than the national average
The median household income in Dunellen is 36% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Dunellen is 24% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Dunellen is 2% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$73,969 $110,965 $221,930

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Dunellen median earnings by income bracket

Dunellen employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	24.6%	24.6%
Manufacturing sector	6.8%	6.8%
Financial & insurance services	3.2%	3.2%
Wholesale & retail services	10.6%	10.6%
Public administration	1.0%	1.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.9%	8.9%
Education, health & social services	7.3%	7.3%
Other	32.7%	32.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Short Hills, NJ	14,190	$375,147	361.2%
Harlingen, NJ	492	$362,607	345.8%
Blawenburg, NJ	101	$332,214	308.5%
Glen Ridge, NJ	7,786	$317,221	290.0%
Pleasant Plains, NJ	643	$316,694	289.4%
Dunellen, NJ	7,401	$110,965	36.4%

Cities with similar population

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Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, QC	7,402	n/a
Parkville, MO	7,398	$216,409	166.1%
Huntertown, IN	7,404	$124,721	53.3%
Mount Sterling, KY	7,404	$61,112	24.9%
Batesville, MS	7,404	$68,949	15.2%
Dunellen, NJ	7,401	$110,965	36.4%

Source: The Dunellen, 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.