Newark, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 42%

Household income 40%

Unemployment 130%

Index	Newark	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$17,198	$37,538	$29,829
Median household income	$33,025	$73,702	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$63,792	$97,281	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$27,446	$42,169	$35,192
Median earnings male	$27,139	$47,369	$36,919
Median earnings female	$21,240	$32,116	$26,250
Unemployment rate	10.7%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	29.1%	10.9%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Newark is 42% lower than the national average
The median household income in Newark is 40% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Newark is 130% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Newark is 93% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$22,014$33,025$66,050

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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Newark median earnings by income bracket

Newark employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.8%	0.5%
Manufacturing sector	8.9%	0.1%
Financial & insurance services	2.3%	4.1%
Wholesale & retail services	13.5%	13.3%
Public administration	3.6%	4.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	14.3%	5.8%
Education, health & social services	10.1%	36.1%
Other	28.4%	29.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Short Hills, NJ	12,771	$250,001	351.9%
Upper Montclair, NJ	11,731	$190,515	244.4%
North Caldwell, NJ	6,519	$188,897	241.5%
Essex Fells, NJ	2,164	$174,432	215.3%
Glen Ridge, NJ	7,615	$170,839	208.8%
Newark, NJ	280,139	$33,025	40.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Toledo, OH	280,854	$34,548	37.6%
Plano, TX	279,088	$85,085	53.8%
Saskatoon, SK	281,340	n/a
Greensboro, NC	282,177	$42,802	22.6%
Henderson, NV	277,872	$64,277	16.2%
Newark, NJ	280,139	$33,025	40.3%

Source: The Newark, NJ employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).