Westwood, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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83%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

131%

Household income NAT. AVG.

71%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Westwood	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$54,593	$37,538	$29,829
Median household income	$127,847	$73,702	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$149,493	$97,281	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$80,290	$42,169	$35,192
Median earnings male	$63,813	$47,369	$36,919
Median earnings female	$45,565	$32,116	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.3%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.6%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Westwood is 83% higher than the national average
The median household income in Westwood is 131% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Westwood is 71% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Westwood is 63% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$85,222 $127,847 $255,694

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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Westwood median earnings by income bracket

Westwood employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.7%	14.7%
Manufacturing sector	6.8%	6.8%
Financial & insurance services	9.0%	9.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.1%	14.1%
Public administration	1.5%	1.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.5%	5.5%
Education, health & social services	7.8%	7.8%
Other	35.4%	35.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Scarsdale, NY	17,890	$250,001	351.9%
Rockleigh, NJ	650	$242,500	338.3%
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ	4,096	$230,682	317.0%
Essex Fells, NJ	2,037	$215,104	288.8%
Upper Montclair, NJ	11,439	$214,726	288.1%
Westwood, NJ	11,096	$127,847	131.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lincolnton, NC	11,099	$35,696	35.5%
South Huron, ON	11,104	n/a
Westwood Lakes, FL	11,086	$66,713	20.6%
Big Lake, MN	11,085	$88,569	60.1%
New Albany, OH	11,085	$200,580	262.6%
Westwood, NJ	11,096	$127,847	131.1%

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