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

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

43%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Palisades Park	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$52,483	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$116,393	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$154,546	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$91,446	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,551	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$58,425	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.8%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Palisades Park is 17% higher than the national average
The median household income in Palisades Park is 43% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Palisades Park is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Palisades Park is 15% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$77,587 $116,393 $232,786

City

$72,602 $108,915 $217,830

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Palisades Park employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.1%	12.1%
Manufacturing sector	10.1%	10.1%
Financial & insurance services	5.8%	5.8%
Wholesale & retail services	23.6%	23.6%
Public administration	3.1%	3.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.1%	4.1%
Education, health & social services	10.3%	10.3%
Other	28.9%	28.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Scarsdale, NY	18,390	$378,602	365.5%
Rockleigh, NJ	671	$365,070	348.9%
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Glen Ridge, NJ	7,786	$317,221	290.0%
Palisades Park, NJ	21,216	$116,393	43.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ypsilanti, MI	21,227	$58,478	28.1%
Forest Lake, MN	21,199	$124,227	52.7%
Esquimalt, BC	21,191	n/a
Palm Valley, FL	21,243	$161,249	98.3%
Grayslake, IL	21,187	$150,870	85.5%
Palisades Park, NJ	21,216	$116,393	43.1%

Source: The Palisades Park, 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.