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Edison, NJ Income and Careers

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As of 2005-2009, the per capita income of Edison is $35,683, which is about the same as the state average of $34,566 and is higher than the national average of $27,041. Edison median household income is $83,891, which has grown by 20.28% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 30.67% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Edison residents spend 35.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 30.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.2 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, see rank

Edison, NJ	35,683 USD
New Jersey	34,566 USD
U.S.	27,041 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Edison, NJ	47,614 USD
New Jersey	37,801 USD
U.S.	29,050 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Edison, NJ	55,146 USD
New Jersey	45,513 USD
U.S.	34,625 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Edison, NJ	37,995 USD
New Jersey	30,591 USD
U.S.	23,628 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Edison, NJ	83,891 USD
New Jersey	68,981 USD
U.S.	51,425 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Edison, NJ	103,075 USD
New Jersey	92,315 USD
U.S.	70,096 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

Edison, NJ	20.28%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Edison, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	32.71%	$9,673, see rank	29.53%	$15,381	24.85%	$14,905
Social Security Income	21.98%	$17,166, see rank	27.40%	$16,275	27.06%	$14,966
Public Assistance Income	0.76%	$6,807, see rank	2.10%	$3,688	2.39%	$3,363
Retirement Income	14.01%	$22,649, see rank	17.23%	$22,288	17.40%	$20,838

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Edison, NJ	96,926 USD
New Jersey	83,957 USD
U.S.	62,363 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Edison, NJ	116,947 USD
New Jersey	107,639 USD
U.S.	81,537 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Edison, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$77,477, see rank	$74,715	$54,535
Black	$57,013, see rank	$46,139	$34,445
Hispanic	$56,506, see rank	$48,093	$40,946
Asian	$106,426, see rank	$96,884	$68,458
American Indian, Alaska Native	$52,188, see rank	$43,221	$36,520
One Race, Other	$55,778, see rank	$44,351	$40,521
Two or More Races	$72,500, see rank	$58,937	$45,012

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Edison, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$56,987, see rank	$34,048	$26,365
25 to 44	$89,896, see rank	$76,313	$56,832
45 to 64	$94,624, see rank	$84,863	$63,121
65 or over	$44,763, see rank	$38,290	$32,753

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Edison, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	79,002, see rank	6,821,981	235,871,704
Male¹	40,053, 50.70%, see rank	48.31%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	28,802, 71.91%, see rank	73.41%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	38, 0.09%, see rank	0.26%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	28,764, 71.81%, see rank	73.14%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	27,401, 95.26%, see rank	93.13%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,363, 4.74%, see rank	6.87%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	11,251, 28.09%, see rank	26.59%	28.72%
Female¹	38,949, 49.30%, see rank	51.69%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	22,519, 57.82%, see rank	60.10%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	22,519, 57.82%, see rank	60.05%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	21,126, 93.81%, see rank	93.15%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,393, 6.19%, see rank	6.85%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	16,430, 42.18%, see rank	39.90%	40.90%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Edison, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	46,774, 100%	4,102,839	138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	32,771, 70.06%, see rank	71.84%	75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,427, 9.46%, see rank	9.13%	10.52%
Public Transportation	6,690, 14.30%, see rank	10.41%	4.95%
Walked	931, 1.99%, see rank	3.31%	2.86%
Other Means	443, 0.95%, see rank	1.91%	1.72%
Worked at Home	1,512, 3.23%, see rank	3.41%	4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Edison, NJ	35.9 minutes
New Jersey	30.0 minutes
U.S.	25.2 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Edison, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	48,527	4,217,343	141,303,145
Male¹	27,401, 56.47%, see rank	53.23%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	14,636, 53.41%, see rank	36.64%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	2,379, 8.68%, see rank	13.97%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,842, 17.67%, see rank	19.81%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	15, 0.05%, see rank	0.32%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,353, 8.59%, see rank	14.56%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,176, 11.59%, see rank	14.70%	18.26%
Female¹	21,126, 43.53%, see rank	46.77%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10,040, 47.52%, see rank	41.58%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	2,414, 11.43%, see rank	17.61%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,561, 35.79%, see rank	35.20%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	85, 0.40%, see rank	0.47%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,026, 4.86%, see rank	5.07%	6.09%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Edison, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	48,527, 100%	4,217,343	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	97, 0.20%, see rank	0.37%	1.82%
Construction	1,707, 3.52%, see rank	6.31%	7.45%
Manufacturing	5,284, 10.89%, see rank	9.51%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	2,233, 4.60%, see rank	3.90%	3.20%
Retail Trade	5,290, 10.90%, see rank	11.16%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,617, 5.39%, see rank	5.75%	5.08%
Information	2,079, 4.28%, see rank	3.27%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5,605, 11.55%, see rank	9.19%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	7,923, 16.33%, see rank	12.05%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	9,986, 20.58%, see rank	21.82%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,435, 5.02%, see rank	7.60%	8.77%
Public Administration	1,475, 3.04%, see rank	4.64%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,796, 3.70%, see rank	4.41%	4.84%

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Edison, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	7,773	8.13%, see rank	8.81%	13.47%
Family in Poverty	838	3.42%, see rank	6.51%	9.86%

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical poverty level data.