East Newark, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	East Newark	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$38,271	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$90,172	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$135,613	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$75,032	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$48,898	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$29,204	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.1%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.4%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in East Newark is 15% lower than the national average
The median household income in East Newark is 11% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in East Newark is 37% lower than the national average
The poverty level in East Newark is 2% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,108 $90,172 $180,344

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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East Newark median earnings by income bracket

East Newark employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.5%	20.5%
Manufacturing sector	18.1%	18.1%
Financial & insurance services	3.7%	3.7%
Wholesale & retail services	14.1%	14.1%
Public administration	2.6%	2.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.5%	6.5%
Education, health & social services	8.0%	8.0%
Other	22.8%	22.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Short Hills, NJ	14,190	$375,147	361.2%
Mountain Lakes, NJ	4,398	$339,890	317.9%
Essex Fells, NJ	2,112	$326,681	301.7%
Glen Ridge, NJ	7,786	$317,221	290.0%
Upper Montclair, NJ	11,734	$313,735	285.7%
East Newark, NJ	2,699	$90,172	10.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rose Hills, CA	2,699	$154,151	89.5%
Deep River Center, CT	2,699	$107,638	32.3%
Granite Falls, MN	2,699	$76,312	6.2%
Lesser Slave River No.124, AB	2,699	n/a
Avoca, PA	2,698	$93,736	15.2%
East Newark, NJ	2,699	$90,172	10.9%

Source: The East Newark, 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.