Essex Fells, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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250%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

302%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Essex Fells	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$157,109	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$326,681	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$322,347	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$301,518	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$229,263	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$70,191	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	1.8%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Essex Fells is 250% higher than the national average
The median household income in Essex Fells is 302% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Essex Fells is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Essex Fells is 88% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$217,765 $326,681 $653,362

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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Essex Fells median earnings by income bracket

Essex Fells employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.4%	3.4%
Manufacturing sector	16.0%	16.0%
Financial & insurance services	20.5%	20.5%
Wholesale & retail services	11.6%	11.6%
Public administration	0.4%	0.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.2%	2.2%
Education, health & social services	8.9%	8.9%
Other	28.7%	28.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Short Hills, NJ	14,190	$375,147	361.2%
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ	4,195	$340,851	319.1%
Mountain Lakes, NJ	4,398	$339,890	317.9%
Glen Ridge, NJ	7,786	$317,221	290.0%
Upper Montclair, NJ	11,734	$313,735	285.7%
Essex Fells, NJ	2,112	$326,681	301.7%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Camino, CA	2,112	$161,932	99.1%
Point of Rocks, MD	2,112	$166,114	104.2%
Pablo, MT	2,112	$34,720	57.3%
South Amherst, OH	2,112	$102,917	26.5%
One Hundred Mile House, BC	2,112	n/a
Essex Fells, NJ	2,112	$326,681	301.7%

Source: The Essex Fells, 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.