South Ironbound, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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31%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

21%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	South Ironbound	Newark	New Jersey
Income per capita	$20,579	$20,924	$37,538
Median household income	$43,950	$37,476	$73,702
Median income owner occupied	$0	$71,149	$97,281
Median income renter occupied	$0	$31,234	$42,169
Median earnings male	$29,502	$33,203	$47,369
Median earnings female	$21,758	$24,010	$32,116
Unemployment rate	6.8%	6.5%	5.2%
Poverty level	n/a	26.3%	10.9%

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Key findings

The income per capita in South Ironbound is 31% lower than the national average
The median household income in South Ironbound is 21% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in South Ironbound is 45% higher than the national average
The poverty level in South Ironbound is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$24,981 $37,476 $74,952

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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South Ironbound median earnings by income bracket

South Ironbound employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	28.3%	0.9%
Manufacturing sector	12.3%	0.2%
Financial & insurance services	2.2%	4.1%
Wholesale & retail services	7.3%	19.1%
Public administration	2.0%	0.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.3%	4.8%
Education, health & social services	4.7%	17.1%
Other	31.0%	46.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Short Hills, NJ	13,700	$250,001	351.9%
Mountain Lakes, NJ	4,249	$225,208	307.1%
Essex Fells, NJ	2,037	$215,104	288.8%
Upper Montclair, NJ	11,439	$214,726	288.1%
Glen Ridge, NJ	7,583	$211,091	281.6%
Newark, NJ	281,917	$37,476	32.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Saskatoon, SK	281,340	n/a
Orlando, FL	284,817	$55,183	0.3%
Lincoln, NE	286,388	$60,063	8.6%
Durham, NC	276,341	$61,962	12.0%
Toledo, OH	275,116	$39,155	29.2%
Newark, NJ	281,917	$37,476	32.3%

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

South Ironbound, Newark, NJ Employment