Rutherford, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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63%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

93%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rutherford	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$48,764	$37,538	$29,829
Median household income	$106,817	$73,702	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$144,926	$97,281	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$69,399	$42,169	$35,192
Median earnings male	$70,605	$47,369	$36,919
Median earnings female	$51,582	$32,116	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.8%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rutherford is 63% higher than the national average
The median household income in Rutherford is 93% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rutherford is 45% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Rutherford is 62% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$71,204 $106,817 $213,634

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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Rutherford median earnings by income bracket

Rutherford employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.5%	6.5%
Manufacturing sector	8.9%	8.9%
Financial & insurance services	10.0%	10.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.0%	14.0%
Public administration	6.1%	6.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.6%	4.6%
Education, health & social services	12.9%	12.9%
Other	29.9%	29.9%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Short Hills, NJ	13,700	$250,001	351.9%
Rockleigh, NJ	650	$242,500	338.3%
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ	4,096	$230,682	317.0%
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Upper Montclair, NJ	11,439	$214,726	288.1%
Rutherford, NJ	18,376	$106,817	93.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cameron Park, CA	18,370	$77,014	39.2%
St. John, IN	18,382	$103,851	87.7%
Hopkins, MN	18,400	$59,141	6.9%
White Oak, OH	18,351	$66,232	19.7%
Laurel, MS	18,403	$34,114	38.3%
Rutherford, NJ	18,376	$106,817	93.1%

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