Garfield, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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4%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Garfield	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$31,070	$37,538	$29,829
Median household income	$64,242	$73,702	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$81,645	$97,281	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$53,310	$42,169	$35,192
Median earnings male	$46,590	$47,369	$36,919
Median earnings female	$31,555	$32,116	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	14.5%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Garfield is 4% higher than the national average
The median household income in Garfield is 16% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Garfield is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Garfield is 4% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$42,823 $64,242 $128,484

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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Garfield median earnings by income bracket

Garfield employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.5%	16.5%
Manufacturing sector	13.2%	13.2%
Financial & insurance services	7.3%	7.3%
Wholesale & retail services	13.6%	13.6%
Public administration	2.2%	2.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.5%	11.5%
Education, health & social services	8.4%	8.4%
Other	24.3%	24.3%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Short Hills, NJ	13,700	$250,001	351.9%
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Upper Montclair, NJ	11,439	$214,726	288.1%
Garfield, NJ	31,722	$64,242	16.1%

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Marrero, LA	31,751	$46,330	16.3%
Savage, MN	31,758	$116,895	111.3%
Southlake, TX	31,684	$223,621	304.2%
Liberty, MO	31,761	$78,184	41.3%
Harker Heights, TX	31,657	$73,685	33.2%
Garfield, NJ	31,722	$64,242	16.1%

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