Totowa, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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44%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

75%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Totowa	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$42,821	$37,538	$29,829
Median household income	$96,750	$73,702	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$109,032	$97,281	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$88,107	$42,169	$35,192
Median earnings male	$49,712	$47,369	$36,919
Median earnings female	$42,371	$32,116	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.1%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Totowa is 44% higher than the national average
The median household income in Totowa is 75% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Totowa is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Totowa is 66% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$64,493 $96,750 $193,500

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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Totowa median earnings by income bracket

Totowa employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.7%	11.7%
Manufacturing sector	15.8%	15.8%
Financial & insurance services	1.2%	1.2%
Wholesale & retail services	12.6%	12.6%
Public administration	2.9%	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	16.4%	16.4%
Education, health & social services	10.6%	10.6%
Other	25.1%	25.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Short Hills, NJ	13,700	$250,001	351.9%
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ	4,096	$230,682	317.0%
Mountain Lakes, NJ	4,249	$225,208	307.1%
Essex Fells, NJ	2,037	$215,104	288.8%
Upper Montclair, NJ	11,439	$214,726	288.1%
Totowa, NJ	10,810	$96,750	74.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Saint-Raymond, QC	10,809	n/a
Burtonsville, MD	10,812	$122,541	121.5%
Yazoo City, MS	10,806	$24,730	55.3%
Tarboro, NC	10,806	$41,223	25.5%
Rockport, TX	10,815	$59,420	7.4%
Totowa, NJ	10,810	$96,750	74.9%

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