Forked River, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

48%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Forked River	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$37,414	$37,538	$29,829
Median household income	$70,066	$73,702	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$70,682	$97,281	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$62,315	$42,169	$35,192
Median earnings male	$50,517	$47,369	$36,919
Median earnings female	$35,903	$32,116	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.4%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	9.0%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Forked River is 25% higher than the national average
The median household income in Forked River is 27% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Forked River is 48% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Forked River is 41% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$46,705 $70,066 $140,132

City

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

State

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

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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Forked River median earnings by income bracket

Forked River employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.2%	23.2%
Manufacturing sector	6.9%	6.9%
Financial & insurance services	3.2%	3.2%
Wholesale & retail services	15.2%	15.2%
Public administration	0.8%	0.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.6%	8.6%
Education, health & social services	10.6%	10.6%
Other	31.1%	31.1%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pine Beach, NJ	2,361	$101,250	83.0%
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Ocean Acres, NJ	17,325	$93,586	69.2%
Forked River, NJ	5,066	$70,066	26.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Summit, AZ	5,066	$38,871	29.7%
Flagler Beach, FL	5,065	$51,913	6.2%
Iowa Falls, IA	5,067	$45,331	18.1%
Robbins, IL	5,068	$35,815	35.3%
Crosspointe, VA	5,068	$191,818	246.7%
Forked River, NJ	5,066	$70,066	26.7%

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