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

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37%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

96%

Household income NAT. AVG.

13%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	South Plainfield	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$40,875	$37,538	$29,829
Median household income	$108,244	$73,702	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$119,035	$97,281	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$85,375	$42,169	$35,192
Median earnings male	$57,171	$47,369	$36,919
Median earnings female	$41,708	$32,116	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	3.1%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in South Plainfield is 37% higher than the national average
The median household income in South Plainfield is 96% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in South Plainfield is 13% 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

$72,155 $108,244 $216,488

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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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	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%
South Plainfield, NJ	23,961	$108,244	95.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Port St. John, FL	23,940	$66,948	21.0%
Ponca City, OK	23,940	$44,281	20.0%
Auburn Hills, MI	23,984	$68,780	24.3%
Kalispell, MT	23,935	$47,750	13.7%
Freeport, IL	23,930	$39,787	28.1%
South Plainfield, NJ	23,961	$108,244	95.7%

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