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

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39%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

39%

Household income NAT. AVG.

46%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	East Rutherford	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$41,521	$37,538	$29,829
Median household income	$76,777	$73,702	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$84,761	$97,281	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$73,985	$42,169	$35,192
Median earnings male	$63,444	$47,369	$36,919
Median earnings female	$42,046	$32,116	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.2%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in East Rutherford is 39% higher than the national average
The median household income in East Rutherford is 39% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in East Rutherford is 46% lower than the national average
The poverty level in East Rutherford is 65% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,179 $76,777 $153,554

City

$49,129 $73,702 $147,404

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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East Rutherford employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.4%	10.4%
Manufacturing sector	9.0%	9.0%
Financial & insurance services	9.1%	9.1%
Wholesale & retail services	15.0%	15.0%
Public administration	3.5%	3.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.3%	12.3%
Education, health & social services	7.1%	7.1%
Other	28.1%	28.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Short Hills, NJ	13,700	$250,001	351.9%
Rockleigh, NJ	650	$242,500	338.3%
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ	4,096	$230,682	317.0%
Essex Fells, NJ	2,037	$215,104	288.8%
Upper Montclair, NJ	11,439	$214,726	288.1%
East Rutherford, NJ	9,707	$76,777	38.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Safford, AZ	9,707	$56,602	2.3%
North Bend, OR	9,708	$59,577	7.7%
Port Townsend, WA	9,710	$53,690	3.0%
Rio del Mar, CA	9,713	$116,220	110.1%
Decatur, IN	9,700	$46,287	16.3%
East Rutherford, NJ	9,707	$76,777	38.8%

Source: The East Rutherford, NJ employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).