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

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30%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

49%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ridgefield Park	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$58,137	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$121,267	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$201,159	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$84,579	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$77,446	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,313	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.3%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ridgefield Park is 30% higher than the national average
The median household income in Ridgefield Park is 49% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ridgefield Park is 16% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Ridgefield Park is 38% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$80,836 $121,267 $242,534

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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Ridgefield Park median earnings by income bracket

Ridgefield Park employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.0%	6.0%
Manufacturing sector	11.4%	11.4%
Financial & insurance services	2.4%	2.4%
Wholesale & retail services	12.6%	12.6%
Public administration	3.0%	3.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.0%	11.0%
Education, health & social services	15.3%	15.3%
Other	33.2%	33.2%

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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Essex Fells, NJ	2,112	$326,681	301.7%
Glen Ridge, NJ	7,786	$317,221	290.0%
Ridgefield Park, NJ	13,298	$121,267	49.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Claremont, NH	13,298	$69,632	14.4%
Lindsay, CA	13,296	$54,493	33.0%
Saint-Amable, QC	13,300	n/a
West Carrollton, OH	13,301	$66,559	18.2%
Cedar Lake, IN	13,302	$96,573	18.7%
Ridgefield Park, NJ	13,298	$121,267	49.1%

Source: The Ridgefield 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.