Somerville, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

57%

Household income NAT. AVG.

46%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Somerville	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$41,274	$37,538	$29,829
Median household income	$86,842	$73,702	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$117,260	$97,281	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$61,763	$42,169	$35,192
Median earnings male	$49,382	$47,369	$36,919
Median earnings female	$40,391	$32,116	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.7%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Somerville is 38% higher than the national average
The median household income in Somerville is 57% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Somerville is 46% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Somerville is 62% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$57,888 $86,842 $173,684

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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Somerville median earnings by income bracket

Somerville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.6%	6.6%
Manufacturing sector	10.5%	10.5%
Financial & insurance services	6.1%	6.1%
Wholesale & retail services	13.9%	13.9%
Public administration	2.8%	2.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.0%	5.0%
Education, health & social services	14.7%	14.7%
Other	38.0%	38.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Short Hills, NJ	13,700	$250,001	351.9%
Harlingen, NJ	481	$240,682	335.1%
Blawenburg, NJ	99	$219,688	297.1%
Pleasant Plains, NJ	627	$211,547	282.4%
Blackwells Mills, NJ	9,509	$204,018	268.8%
Somerville, NJ	12,139	$86,842	57.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fortuna, CA	12,135	$46,025	16.8%
Baraboo, WI	12,133	$52,925	4.3%
Sylacauga, AL	12,132	$37,093	33.0%
Cascades, VA	12,132	$137,293	148.2%
Lake Tapps, WA	12,129	$115,504	108.8%
Somerville, NJ	12,139	$86,842	57.0%

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