Shrewsbury, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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118%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

159%

Household income NAT. AVG.

69%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Shrewsbury	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$97,856	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$210,727	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$216,752	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$148,112	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$44,404	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.5%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	1.3%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Shrewsbury is 118% higher than the national average
The median household income in Shrewsbury is 159% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Shrewsbury is 69% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Shrewsbury is 91% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$140,470 $210,727 $421,454

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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Shrewsbury median earnings by income bracket

Shrewsbury employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.1%	4.1%
Manufacturing sector	6.9%	6.9%
Financial & insurance services	29.2%	29.2%
Wholesale & retail services	7.5%	7.5%
Public administration	7.8%	7.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.9%	4.9%
Education, health & social services	7.8%	7.8%
Other	24.0%	24.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rumson, NJ	6,946	$334,182	310.9%
Little Silver, NJ	6,005	$296,646	264.7%
Fair Haven, NJ	6,065	$270,969	233.2%
Robertsville, NJ	12,178	$256,738	215.7%
Sea Girt, NJ	1,762	$247,969	204.9%
Shrewsbury, NJ	4,223	$210,727	159.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Whiteman AFB, MO	4,223	$81,786	0.6%
Marine City, MI	4,222	$77,318	4.9%
Herculaneum, MO	4,222	$99,649	22.5%
Moxee, WA	4,222	$122,211	50.3%
Genesee, CO	4,224	$233,736	187.4%
Shrewsbury, NJ	4,223	$210,727	159.1%

Source: The Shrewsbury, 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.