Ridgefield, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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29%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

47%

Household income NAT. AVG.

10%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ridgefield	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$58,110	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$119,889	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$195,191	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$79,726	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$71,978	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,633	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.0%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ridgefield is 29% higher than the national average
The median household income in Ridgefield is 47% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ridgefield is 10% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ridgefield is 47% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$79,918 $119,889 $239,778

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 median earnings by income bracket

Ridgefield employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.0%	5.0%
Manufacturing sector	11.4%	11.4%
Financial & insurance services	4.1%	4.1%
Wholesale & retail services	20.7%	20.7%
Public administration	5.9%	5.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.4%	11.4%
Education, health & social services	8.6%	8.6%
Other	30.2%	30.2%

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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Glen Ridge, NJ	7,786	$317,221	290.0%
Ridgefield, NJ	11,639	$119,889	47.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Snyder, TX	11,639	$68,661	15.6%
Pasadena Hills, FL	11,642	$94,763	16.5%
Lethbridge County, AB	11,635	n/a
Burkburnett, TX	11,644	$74,408	8.5%
Collegedale, TN	11,633	$84,852	4.3%
Ridgefield, NJ	11,639	$119,889	47.4%

Source: The Ridgefield, 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.