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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of New Jersey is $36,359, which is higher than the national average of $28,555. New Jersey median household income is $72,062, which has grown by 30.67% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average New Jersey residents spend 31.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the national average of 25.7 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, #5

New Jersey	36,359 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Jersey	39,546 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Jersey	47,106 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Jersey	32,292 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #2

New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #26

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

	New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.72%	$16,682, see rank	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.18%	$19,213, see rank	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.81%	$4,209, see rank	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.41%	$26,347, see rank	17.85%	$24,095

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

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

New Jersey	114,618 USD
U.S.	86,963 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 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$77,446, see rank	$56,900
Black	$46,640, see rank	$35,600
Hispanic	$49,097, see rank	$42,396
Asian	$103,101, see rank	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$36,663, see rank	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$74,375, see rank	$53,370
One Race, Other	$45,137, see rank	$40,300
Two or More Races	$59,161, see rank	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$32,789, see rank	$25,788
25 to 44	$77,813, see rank	$58,398
45 to 64	$88,136, see rank	$65,027
65 or over	$44,740, see rank	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	New Jersey	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,080,181	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	3,410,635	48.17%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,465,954	72.30%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	5,885	0.17%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,460,069	72.13%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,220,310	90.25%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	239,759	9.75%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	944,681	27.70%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	3,669,546	51.83%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,229,202	60.75%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,085	0.03%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,228,117	60.72%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,014,779	90.43%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	213,338	9.57%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,440,344	39.25%, see rank	41.21%

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 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	New Jersey	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,144,855	100%	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,980,567	71.91%, see rank	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	344,371	8.31%, see rank	9.59%
Public Transportation	452,797	10.92%, see rank	5.06%
Walked	125,477	3.03%, see rank	2.78%
Other Means	78,533	1.89%, see rank	1.79%
Worked at Home	163,110	3.94%, see rank	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

New Jersey	31.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 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 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	New Jersey	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,235,089	-	143,435,233
Male¹	2,220,310	52.43%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	843,758	38.00%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	330,857	14.90%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	412,127	18.56%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5,779	0.26%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	180,334	8.12%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	336,027	15.13%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	2,014,779	47.57%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	878,621	43.61%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	379,813	18.85%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	644,000	31.96%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,811	0.09%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,477	0.17%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	103,150	5.12%, see rank	5.65%

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

Industry

	New Jersey	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,235,089	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	13,701	0.32%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	235,821	5.57%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	366,432	8.65%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	145,450	3.43%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	474,440	11.20%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	242,152	5.72%, see rank	4.93%
Information	121,100	2.86%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	365,497	8.63%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	540,734	12.77%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,002,887	23.68%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	350,495	8.28%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	185,804	4.39%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	190,576	4.50%, see rank	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	New Jersey	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	934,665	10.74%, see rank	15.59%
Family in Poverty	179,789	8.14%, see rank	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.