Watchung, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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112%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

158%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Watchung	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$95,370	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$209,859	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$236,398	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$112,524	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$126,909	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$74,154	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.9%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.6%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Watchung is 112% higher than the national average
The median household income in Watchung is 158% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Watchung is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Watchung is 76% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$139,892 $209,859 $419,718

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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Watchung median earnings by income bracket

Watchung employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.4%	8.4%
Manufacturing sector	7.6%	7.6%
Financial & insurance services	11.7%	11.7%
Wholesale & retail services	18.8%	18.8%
Public administration	8.1%	8.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.2%	4.2%
Education, health & social services	10.4%	10.4%
Other	27.9%	27.9%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Short Hills, NJ	14,190	$375,147	361.2%
Harlingen, NJ	492	$362,607	345.8%
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Pleasant Plains, NJ	643	$316,694	289.4%
Watchung, NJ	6,225	$209,859	158.0%

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Pass Christian, MS	6,223	$69,184	14.9%
Princeton, KY	6,227	$68,302	16.0%
Okanagan-Similkameen D, BC	6,227	n/a
Watchung, NJ	6,225	$209,859	158.0%

Source: The Watchung, 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.