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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of South Plainfield Borough School District is $37,211, which is about the same as the state average of $36,359 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. South Plainfield Borough School District median household income is $90,880. On average South Plainfield Borough School District residents spend 31.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 31.2 minutes and 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, #286

South Plainfield Borough School District	37,211 USD
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

South Plainfield Borough School District	47,159 USD
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

South Plainfield Borough School District	52,488 USD
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

South Plainfield Borough School District	41,039 USD
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, #190

South Plainfield Borough School District	90,880 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

South Plainfield Borough School District	106,227 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

South Plainfield Borough School District	1.46%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

*The South Plainfield Borough School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The New Jersey and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	South Plainfield Borough School District		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.97%	$10,988, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.29%	$20,950, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.77%	$9,879, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.61%	$21,895, see rank	17.41%	$26,347	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

South Plainfield Borough School District	99,931 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

South Plainfield Borough School District	116,733 USD
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

	South Plainfield Borough School District	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$84,714, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Black	$106,563, see rank	$46,640	$35,600
Hispanic	$75,817, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$104,896, see rank	$103,101	$73,244
One Race, Other	$62,639, see rank	$45,137	$40,300
Two or More Races	$110,104, see rank	$59,161	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	South Plainfield Borough School District	New Jersey	U.S.
25 to 44	$104,732, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$97,758, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$47,050, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	South Plainfield Borough School District	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	19,398, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	9,595, 49.46%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,141, 74.42%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,141, 74.42%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,484, 90.80%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	657, 9.20%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,454, 25.58%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	9,803, 50.54%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,293, 64.19%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	6,293, 64.19%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,899, 93.74%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	394, 6.26%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,510, 35.81%, see rank	39.25%	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

	South Plainfield Borough School District	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,228, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,154, 83.04%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,022, 8.36%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	560, 4.58%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	56, 0.46%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	165, 1.35%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	271, 2.22%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

South Plainfield Borough School District	31.0 minutes
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

	South Plainfield Borough School District	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,383	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	6,484, 52.36%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,451, 37.80%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,007, 15.53%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,117, 17.23%, see rank	18.56%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	589, 9.08%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	989, 15.25%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	5,899, 47.64%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,906, 49.26%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	692, 11.73%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,993, 33.79%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 0.10%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	33, 0.56%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	269, 4.56%, see rank	5.12%	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

	South Plainfield Borough School District	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,383, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	6, 0.05%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	650, 5.25%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,582, 12.78%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	411, 3.32%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,477, 11.93%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	731, 5.90%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	432, 3.49%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	812, 6.56%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,510, 12.19%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,888, 23.32%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	784, 6.33%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	591, 4.77%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	509, 4.11%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	South Plainfield Borough School District	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,144	4.88%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	182	2.91%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

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