Farmingdale, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

42%

Household income NAT. AVG.

55%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Farmingdale	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$52,242	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$115,477	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$162,420	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$71,561	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$86,223	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,943	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.6%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.1%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Farmingdale is 16% higher than the national average
The median household income in Farmingdale is 42% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Farmingdale is 55% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Farmingdale is 53% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$76,976 $115,477 $230,954

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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Farmingdale median earnings by income bracket

Farmingdale employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.8%	14.8%
Manufacturing sector	11.9%	11.9%
Financial & insurance services	3.2%	3.2%
Wholesale & retail services	11.0%	11.0%
Public administration	7.6%	7.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.0%	9.0%
Education, health & social services	10.2%	10.2%
Other	31.4%	31.4%

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Rumson, NJ	6,946	$334,182	310.9%
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Robertsville, NJ	12,178	$256,738	215.7%
Sea Girt, NJ	1,762	$247,969	204.9%
Farmingdale, NJ	1,336	$115,477	42.0%

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Nelson, GA	1,336	$97,446	19.8%
Toulon, IL	1,336	$57,930	28.8%
Black Rock, NM	1,336	$58,442	28.1%
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Farmingdale, NJ	1,336	$115,477	42.0%

Source: The Farmingdale, 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.