Ridgewood, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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183%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

228%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ridgewood	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$127,221	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$266,584	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$316,179	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$144,927	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$191,300	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$81,710	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.3%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ridgewood is 183% higher than the national average
The median household income in Ridgewood is 228% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ridgewood is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ridgewood is 78% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$177,704 $266,584 $533,168

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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Ridgewood median earnings by income bracket

Ridgewood employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.5%	3.5%
Manufacturing sector	7.4%	7.4%
Financial & insurance services	18.8%	18.8%
Wholesale & retail services	9.8%	9.8%
Public administration	3.5%	3.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.1%	5.1%
Education, health & social services	12.8%	12.8%
Other	31.6%	31.6%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rockleigh, NJ	671	$365,070	348.9%
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ	4,195	$340,851	319.1%
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Glen Ridge, NJ	7,786	$317,221	290.0%
Upper Montclair, NJ	11,734	$313,735	285.7%
Ridgewood, NJ	25,810	$266,584	227.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cave Spring, VA	25,814	$100,194	23.2%
Clinton, IA	25,804	$68,321	16.0%
De Pere, WI	25,789	$108,823	33.8%
Belvidere, IL	25,831	$79,890	1.8%
Edwardsville, IL	25,839	$112,461	38.3%
Ridgewood, NJ	25,810	$266,584	227.8%

Source: The Ridgewood, 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.