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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 07008 Zip Code is $23,782, which is much lower than the state average of $36,359 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. 07008 Zip Code median household income is $64,294, which has grown by 36.37% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 30.67% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average 07008 Zip Code residents spend 28.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than 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, #511

07008 Zip Code	23,782 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

07008 Zip Code	31,877 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

07008 Zip Code	36,973 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

07008 Zip Code	27,071 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, see rank

07008 Zip Code	64,294 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

07008 Zip Code	71,144 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

07008 Zip Code	36.37%
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

	07008 Zip Code		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.27%	$7,555, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.43%	$17,232, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.27%	$2,910, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.42%	$17,266, 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

07008 Zip Code	71,972 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

07008 Zip Code	78,090 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

	07008 Zip Code	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$62,763, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Black	$64,425, see rank	$46,640	$35,600
Hispanic	$50,942, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$78,310, see rank	$103,101	$73,244
One Race, Other	$51,628, see rank	$45,137	$40,300
Two or More Races	$32,466, see rank	$59,161	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	07008 Zip Code	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$20,771, see rank	$32,789	$25,788
25 to 44	$64,049, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$73,571, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$42,109, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	07008 Zip Code	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	18,894, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	9,369, 49.59%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,040, 75.14%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	11, 0.12%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,029, 75.02%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,099, 86.77%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	930, 13.23%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,329, 24.86%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	9,525, 50.41%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,991, 62.90%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	34, 0.36%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,957, 62.54%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,097, 85.56%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	860, 14.44%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,534, 37.10%, 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

	07008 Zip Code	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	10,625, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,824, 73.64%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,211, 11.40%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	877, 8.25%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	362, 3.41%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	203, 1.91%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	148, 1.39%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

07008 Zip Code	28.5 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

	07008 Zip Code	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,196	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	6,099, 54.47%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,536, 25.18%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,051, 17.23%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	612, 10.03%, 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	382, 6.26%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,172, 35.61%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	5,097, 45.53%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,490, 29.23%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,105, 21.68%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,989, 39.02%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	12, 0.24%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	466, 9.14%, 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

	07008 Zip Code	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,196, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	439, 3.92%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	833, 7.44%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	503, 4.49%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,150, 10.27%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,938, 17.31%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	131, 1.17%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	605, 5.40%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,300, 11.61%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,316, 20.69%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,161, 10.37%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	484, 4.32%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	336, 3.00%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	07008 Zip Code	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,749	11.59%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	533	8.91%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

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