South Plainfield, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

99%

Household income NAT. AVG.

12%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	South Plainfield	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$62,000	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$162,018	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$174,343	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$127,566	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$84,827	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$60,487	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.1%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in South Plainfield is 38% higher than the national average
The median household income in South Plainfield is 99% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in South Plainfield is 12% lower than the national average
The poverty level in South Plainfield is 80% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$108,001 $162,018 $324,036

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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South Plainfield median earnings by income bracket

South Plainfield employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.3%	8.3%
Manufacturing sector	13.5%	13.5%
Financial & insurance services	4.7%	4.7%
Wholesale & retail services	15.8%	15.8%
Public administration	10.5%	10.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.4%	9.4%
Education, health & social services	10.2%	10.2%
Other	24.8%	24.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

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 Plainfield, NJ	24,668	$162,018	99.2%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
North Lynnwood, WA	24,656	$121,114	48.9%
Rosemont, CA	24,690	$106,928	31.5%
Chestermere, AB	24,643	n/a
Port St. John, FL	24,638	$101,434	24.7%
Sugar Hill, GA	24,637	$132,133	62.5%
South Plainfield, NJ	24,668	$162,018	99.2%

Source: The South Plainfield, 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.