Trenton, NJ Employment

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Income/capita 43%

Household income 38%

Unemployment 107%

Index	Trenton	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$17,130	$37,538	$29,829
Median household income	$34,412	$73,702	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$59,023	$97,281	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$24,147	$42,169	$35,192
Median earnings male	$21,737	$47,369	$36,919
Median earnings female	$22,291	$32,116	$26,250
Unemployment rate	9.6%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	27.6%	10.9%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Trenton is 43% lower than the national average
The median household income in Trenton is 38% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Trenton is 107% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Trenton is 83% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$22,939$34,412$68,824

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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Trenton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.9%	0.4%
Manufacturing sector	9.0%	0.8%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%	3.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.7%	13.2%
Public administration	4.8%	11.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.3%	4.0%
Education, health & social services	11.9%	35.5%
Other	37.1%	25.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Blawenburg, NJ	305	$182,639	230%
Princeton Junction, NJ	2,503	$169,107	206%
Woodside, PA	2,533	$164,211	197%
Cranbury, NJ	2,256	$163,958	196%
Ten Mile Run, NJ	1,611	$163,150	195%
Trenton, NJ	84,559	$34,412	38%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Riverview, FL	84,590	$66,495	20%
Bellingham, WA	84,462	$44,441	20%
Champaign, IL	84,672	$45,198	18%
Bend, OR	84,416	$55,625	1%
Edinburg, TX	84,399	$43,760	21%
Trenton, NJ	84,559	$34,412	38%

Source: The Trenton, NJ employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).