Wildwood Crest, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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65%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wildwood Crest	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$74,213	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$87,891	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$102,611	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$59,076	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$67,965	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$34,628	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.2%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.1%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Wildwood Crest is 65% higher than the national average
The median household income in Wildwood Crest is 8% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Wildwood Crest is 27% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Wildwood Crest is 60% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$58,588 $87,891 $175,782

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Wildwood Crest median earnings by income bracket

Wildwood Crest employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.8%	6.8%
Manufacturing sector	5.9%	5.9%
Financial & insurance services	4.0%	4.0%
Wholesale & retail services	17.6%	17.6%
Public administration	10.6%	10.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.8%	3.8%
Education, health & social services	5.5%	5.5%
Other	38.8%	38.8%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Avalon, NJ	1,492	$179,717	121.0%
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West Cape May, NJ	1,043	$115,468	42.0%
Wildwood Crest, NJ	3,145	$87,891	8.1%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kaunakakai, HI	3,145	$79,933	1.7%
Brightwaters, NY	3,144	$200,844	146.9%
Mont-Saint-Grégoire, QC	3,146	n/a
Hillsburg-Roblin-Shell River, MB	3,146	n/a
Johnson Creek, WI	3,143	$131,683	61.9%
Wildwood Crest, NJ	3,145	$87,891	8.1%

Source: The Wildwood Crest, 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.