Highland Park, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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61%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

53%

Household income NAT. AVG.

10%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Highland Park	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$72,369	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$124,268	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$197,138	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$92,235	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$88,754	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$67,514	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.1%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Highland Park is 61% higher than the national average
The median household income in Highland Park is 53% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Highland Park is 10% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Highland Park is 46% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$82,837 $124,268 $248,536

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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Highland Park median earnings by income bracket

Highland Park employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.6%	6.6%
Manufacturing sector	6.7%	6.7%
Financial & insurance services	5.6%	5.6%
Wholesale & retail services	10.5%	10.5%
Public administration	4.0%	4.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.2%	3.2%
Education, health & social services	30.8%	30.8%
Other	30.6%	30.6%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Harlingen, NJ	492	$362,607	345.8%
Princeton Junction, NJ	2,052	$341,742	320.2%
Blawenburg, NJ	101	$332,214	308.5%
Pleasant Plains, NJ	643	$316,694	289.4%
Cranbury, NJ	2,281	$316,184	288.8%
Highland Park, NJ	14,239	$124,268	52.8%

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Highland Park, NJ	14,239	$124,268	52.8%

Source: The Highland Park, 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.