West Belmar, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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61%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

94%

Household income NAT. AVG.

2%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	West Belmar	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$72,264	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$158,187	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$154,375	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$107,970	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$68,429	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	1.2%	10.9%	15.1%

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1017 18th Ave

Wall Township, NJ

1615 State Route 71

Belmar, NJ

1909 Cottage Pl

Wall Township, NJ

2006 World St

Wall Township, NJ

Key findings

The income per capita in West Belmar is 61% higher than the national average
The median household income in West Belmar is 94% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in West Belmar is 2% lower than the national average
The poverty level in West Belmar is 92% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$105,447 $158,187 $316,374

City

$72,602 $108,915 $217,830

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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West Belmar median earnings by income bracket

West Belmar employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.2%	12.2%
Manufacturing sector	11.9%	11.9%
Financial & insurance services	2.2%	2.2%
Wholesale & retail services	14.9%	14.9%
Public administration	5.6%	5.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	15.9%	15.9%
Education, health & social services	10.2%	10.2%
Other	24.0%	24.0%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rumson, NJ	6,946	$334,182	310.9%
Little Silver, NJ	6,005	$296,646	264.7%
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Robertsville, NJ	12,178	$256,738	215.7%
Sea Girt, NJ	1,762	$247,969	204.9%
West Belmar, NJ	2,617	$158,187	94.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rhinebeck, NY	2,617	$99,702	22.6%
Jay, OK	2,617	$45,272	44.3%
East Cleveland, TN	2,617	$41,362	49.1%
Riverbend, WA	2,617	$147,461	81.3%
Division No. 22, Unorganized, MB	2,616	n/a
West Belmar, NJ	2,617	$158,187	94.5%

Source: The West Belmar, 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.