Oakland, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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78%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

154%

Household income NAT. AVG.

49%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Oakland	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$79,957	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$206,516	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$220,225	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$65,358	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$119,763	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$58,902	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.2%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Oakland is 78% higher than the national average
The median household income in Oakland is 154% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Oakland is 49% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Oakland is 79% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$137,663 $206,516 $413,032

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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Oakland median earnings by income bracket

Oakland employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.6%	11.6%
Manufacturing sector	8.9%	8.9%
Financial & insurance services	10.5%	10.5%
Wholesale & retail services	12.9%	12.9%
Public administration	3.6%	3.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.5%	3.5%
Education, health & social services	18.4%	18.4%
Other	27.8%	27.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ	4,195	$340,851	319.1%
Mountain Lakes, NJ	4,398	$339,890	317.9%
Essex Fells, NJ	2,112	$326,681	301.7%
Upper Montclair, NJ	11,734	$313,735	285.7%
Woodcliff Lake, NJ	6,064	$292,811	260.0%
Oakland, NJ	13,303	$206,516	153.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Suamico, WI	13,303	$146,347	79.9%
Cedar Lake, IN	13,302	$96,573	18.7%
West Carrollton, OH	13,301	$66,559	18.2%
Saint-Amable, QC	13,300	n/a
Claremont, NH	13,298	$69,632	14.4%
Oakland, NJ	13,303	$206,516	153.9%

Source: The Oakland, 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.