Old Tappan, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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165%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

214%

Household income NAT. AVG.

36%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Old Tappan	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$79,001	$37,538	$29,829
Median household income	$173,490	$73,702	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$173,958	$97,281	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$42,169	$35,192
Median earnings male	$114,013	$47,369	$36,919
Median earnings female	$50,313	$32,116	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	3.3%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Old Tappan is 165% higher than the national average
The median household income in Old Tappan is 214% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Old Tappan is 36% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Old Tappan is 78% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$115,648 $173,490 $346,980

City

$49,129 $73,702 $147,404

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Old Tappan median earnings by income bracket

Old Tappan employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.3%	6.3%
Manufacturing sector	12.6%	12.6%
Financial & insurance services	10.0%	10.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.9%	11.9%
Public administration	2.7%	2.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.9%	2.9%
Education, health & social services	15.3%	15.3%
Other	36.2%	36.2%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sands Point, NY	2,785	$250,001	351.9%
Plandome, NY	1,346	$250,001	351.9%
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Rockleigh, NJ	650	$242,500	338.3%
Plandome Manor, NY	702	$237,969	330.2%
Old Tappan, NJ	5,924	$173,490	213.6%

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Lewistown, MT	5,923	$34,065	38.4%
Selinsgrove, PA	5,923	$52,368	5.3%
Woods Creek, WA	5,922	$111,250	101.1%
Oxford, MA	5,926	$66,235	19.7%
Margate City, NJ	5,921	$101,354	83.2%
Old Tappan, NJ	5,924	$173,490	213.6%

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