Trenton, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

33%

Household income NAT. AVG.

26%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Trenton	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$23,300	$37,538	$29,829
Median household income	$37,002	$73,702	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$71,278	$97,281	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$23,656	$42,169	$35,192
Median earnings male	$27,351	$47,369	$36,919
Median earnings female	$26,504	$32,116	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	27.2%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Trenton is 22% lower than the national average
The median household income in Trenton is 33% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Trenton is 26% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Trenton is 80% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$24,665 $37,002 $74,004

City

$49,129 $73,702 $147,404

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Trenton median earnings by income bracket

Trenton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.0%	15.0%
Manufacturing sector	8.6%	8.6%
Financial & insurance services	1.8%	1.8%
Wholesale & retail services	13.8%	13.8%
Public administration	6.7%	6.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.4%	12.4%
Education, health & social services	12.3%	12.3%
Other	29.2%	29.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Princeton Junction, NJ	1,989	$228,357	312.8%
Blawenburg, NJ	99	$219,688	297.1%
Cranbury, NJ	2,213	$210,486	280.5%
East Rocky Hill, NJ	335	$183,125	231.0%
Woodside, PA	3,133	$181,397	227.9%
Trenton, NJ	83,387	$37,002	33.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fort Myers, FL	83,505	$48,848	11.7%
Goodyear, AZ	83,519	$85,217	54.0%
Mission, TX	83,796	$49,358	10.8%
New Westminster, BC	82,940	n/a
Chino Hills, CA	82,800	$104,661	89.2%
Trenton, NJ	83,387	$37,002	33.1%

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