Fort Lee, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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78%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

62%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Lee	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$79,912	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$132,020	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$154,198	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$109,721	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$107,163	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$74,520	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.4%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Lee is 78% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fort Lee is 62% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fort Lee is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fort Lee is 38% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$88,004 $132,020 $264,040

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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Fort Lee median earnings by income bracket

Fort Lee employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.2%	6.2%
Manufacturing sector	8.5%	8.5%
Financial & insurance services	9.8%	9.8%
Wholesale & retail services	13.4%	13.4%
Public administration	2.3%	2.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.3%	10.3%
Education, health & social services	16.9%	16.9%
Other	30.1%	30.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hewlett Harbor, NY	981	$378,763	365.7%
Scarsdale, NY	18,390	$378,602	365.5%
Sands Point, NY	2,894	$376,615	363.1%
Plandome, NY	1,397	$375,731	362.0%
Hewlett Bay Park, NY	363	$367,974	352.4%
Fort Lee, NJ	39,239	$132,020	62.3%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Parkland, WA	39,227	$83,113	2.2%
Port Moody, BC	39,217	n/a
Grants Pass, OR	39,267	$70,479	13.3%
Kailua, HI	39,271	$183,265	125.3%
Pleasant Grove, UT	39,356	$114,565	40.9%
Fort Lee, NJ	39,239	$132,020	62.3%

Source: The Fort Lee, 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.