South Bound Brook, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

56%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	South Bound Brook	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$54,697	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$126,815	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$145,106	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$100,955	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$65,535	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$52,537	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.7%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.3%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in South Bound Brook is 22% higher than the national average
The median household income in South Bound Brook is 56% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in South Bound Brook is 37% higher than the national average
The poverty level in South Bound Brook is 71% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$84,534 $126,815 $253,630

City

$72,602 $108,915 $217,830

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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South Bound Brook employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.8%	8.8%
Manufacturing sector	18.0%	18.0%
Financial & insurance services	2.1%	2.1%
Wholesale & retail services	23.4%	23.4%
Public administration	4.9%	4.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	15.0%	15.0%
Education, health & social services	10.7%	10.7%
Other	16.8%	16.8%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Short Hills, NJ	14,190	$375,147	361.2%
Harlingen, NJ	492	$362,607	345.8%
Blawenburg, NJ	101	$332,214	308.5%
Pleasant Plains, NJ	643	$316,694	289.4%
Blackwells Mills, NJ	9,882	$298,230	266.7%
South Bound Brook, NJ	4,649	$126,815	55.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bremen, IN	4,650	$65,867	19.0%
Littlestown, PA	4,650	$91,728	12.8%
Luverne, MN	4,651	$94,127	15.7%
The Pinehills, MA	4,646	$162,369	99.6%
Watertown, MN	4,646	$140,918	73.3%
South Bound Brook, NJ	4,649	$126,815	55.9%

Source: The South Bound Brook, 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.