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

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39%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

38%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	East Rutherford	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$62,495	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$112,326	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$125,847	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$110,084	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$93,085	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$61,136	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.4%	4.9%
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 38% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in East Rutherford is 47% 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

$74,876 $112,326 $224,652

City

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

State

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

Nation

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East Rutherford median earnings by income bracket

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%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Short Hills, NJ	14,190	$375,147	361.2%
Rockleigh, NJ	671	$365,070	348.9%
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ	4,195	$340,851	319.1%
Essex Fells, NJ	2,112	$326,681	301.7%
Glen Ridge, NJ	7,786	$317,221	290.0%
East Rutherford, NJ	10,003	$112,326	38.1%

Cities with similar population

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Baker City, OR	10,000	$69,151	15.0%
Hinton, AB	10,000	n/a
Ingleside, TX	10,006	$90,904	11.8%
Pike Road, AL	9,999	$149,226	83.5%
San Diego Country Estates, CA	10,007	$186,885	129.8%
East Rutherford, NJ	10,003	$112,326	38.1%

Source: The East Rutherford, 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.