Garwood, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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59%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

64%

Household income NAT. AVG.

21%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Garwood	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$47,538	$37,538	$29,829
Median household income	$90,732	$73,702	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$111,250	$97,281	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$87,900	$42,169	$35,192
Median earnings male	$68,008	$47,369	$36,919
Median earnings female	$47,583	$32,116	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.6%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.8%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Garwood is 59% higher than the national average
The median household income in Garwood is 64% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Garwood is 21% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Garwood is 62% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,481 $90,732 $181,464

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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Garwood median earnings by income bracket

Garwood employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.0%	18.0%
Manufacturing sector	5.6%	5.6%
Financial & insurance services	8.1%	8.1%
Wholesale & retail services	18.9%	18.9%
Public administration	6.5%	6.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.4%	8.4%
Education, health & social services	8.4%	8.4%
Other	21.3%	21.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Short Hills, NJ	13,700	$250,001	351.9%
Essex Fells, NJ	2,037	$215,104	288.8%
Upper Montclair, NJ	11,439	$214,726	288.1%
Pleasant Plains, NJ	627	$211,547	282.4%
Glen Ridge, NJ	7,583	$211,091	281.6%
Garwood, NJ	4,341	$90,732	64.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tontitown, AR	4,341	$69,310	25.3%
South Haven, MI	4,340	$54,771	1.0%
Elberton, GA	4,342	$32,037	42.1%
Camanche, IA	4,342	$52,623	4.9%
Walton, KY	4,343	$73,750	33.3%
Garwood, NJ	4,341	$90,732	64.0%

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