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

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64%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

52%

Household income NAT. AVG.

11%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Highland Park	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$48,834	$37,538	$29,829
Median household income	$83,980	$73,702	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$134,583	$97,281	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$61,693	$42,169	$35,192
Median earnings male	$61,359	$47,369	$36,919
Median earnings female	$46,079	$32,116	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	8.1%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Highland Park is 64% higher than the national average
The median household income in Highland Park is 52% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Highland Park is 11% 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

$55,981 $83,980 $167,960

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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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%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Harlingen, NJ	481	$240,682	335.1%
Princeton Junction, NJ	1,989	$228,357	312.8%
Blawenburg, NJ	99	$219,688	297.1%
Pleasant Plains, NJ	627	$211,547	282.4%
Cranbury, NJ	2,213	$210,486	280.5%
Highland Park, NJ	13,803	$83,980	51.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ewa Beach, HI	13,803	$97,118	75.6%
Bexley, OH	13,805	$109,805	98.5%
Taché, MB	13,799	n/a
Forest Park, IL	13,808	$70,670	27.7%
Havre de Grace, MD	13,808	$80,853	46.1%
Highland Park, NJ	13,803	$83,980	51.8%

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