Fair Lawn, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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83%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

135%

Household income NAT. AVG.

42%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fair Lawn	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$54,469	$37,538	$29,829
Median household income	$129,965	$73,702	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$148,971	$97,281	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$74,035	$42,169	$35,192
Median earnings male	$80,135	$47,369	$36,919
Median earnings female	$52,638	$32,116	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	4.9%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fair Lawn is 83% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fair Lawn is 135% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fair Lawn is 42% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fair Lawn is 68% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$86,634 $129,965 $259,930

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Fair Lawn employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.0%	7.0%
Manufacturing sector	10.4%	10.4%
Financial & insurance services	11.3%	11.3%
Wholesale & retail services	14.8%	14.8%
Public administration	2.1%	2.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.2%	7.2%
Education, health & social services	16.6%	16.6%
Other	27.4%	27.4%

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%
Fair Lawn, NJ	32,986	$129,965	134.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fort Erie, ON	32,970	n/a
Copperas Cove, TX	32,960	$53,640	3.0%
Springfield, VA	32,960	$103,438	87.0%
Andover, MN	33,019	$112,967	104.2%
Walla Walla, WA	32,951	$54,412	1.6%
Fair Lawn, NJ	32,986	$129,965	134.9%

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