Plainfield, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Plainfield	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$23,594	$37,538	$29,829
Median household income	$55,657	$73,702	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$87,744	$97,281	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$30,828	$42,169	$35,192
Median earnings male	$24,123	$47,369	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,489	$32,116	$26,250
Unemployment rate	7.1%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	22.1%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Plainfield is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in Plainfield is 1% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Plainfield is 53% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Plainfield is 46% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,100 $55,657 $111,314

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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Plainfield employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.5%	0.6%
Manufacturing sector	12.6%	0.8%
Financial & insurance services	2.2%	5.2%
Wholesale & retail services	12.3%	14.0%
Public administration	2.4%	3.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.5%	4.6%
Education, health & social services	7.3%	28.0%
Other	34.2%	29.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Short Hills, NJ	12,771	$250,001	351.9%
Pleasant Plains, NJ	580	$196,161	254.6%
Blackwells Mills, NJ	646	$185,186	234.7%
Blawenburg, NJ	305	$182,639	230.1%
Essex Fells, NJ	2,164	$174,432	215.3%
Plainfield, NJ	50,578	$55,657	0.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Apple Valley, MN	50,602	$83,450	50.8%
Grapevine, TX	50,538	$81,571	47.4%
Coral Gables, FL	50,533	$91,452	65.3%
Kentwood, MI	50,761	$49,317	10.9%
Tigard, OR	50,787	$65,505	18.4%
Plainfield, NJ	50,578	$55,657	0.6%

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