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Census Tract 005000 in Middlesex County, New Jersey Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Census Tract 005000 is $19,233, which is much lower than the state average of $36,359 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Census Tract 005000 median household income is $0. On average Census Tract 005000 residents spend 24.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 31.2 minutes and is lower 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, see rank

Census Tract 005000	19,233 USD
New Jersey	36,359 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Census Tract 005000	30,518 USD
New Jersey	39,546 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Census Tract 005000	33,100 USD
New Jersey	47,106 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Census Tract 005000	25,533 USD
New Jersey	32,292 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Census Tract 005000	37,425 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Census Tract 005000	55,991 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

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

	Census Tract 005000		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	8.61%	$7,591, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	20.61%	$14,178, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.33%	$1,015, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	3.98%	$28,530, 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.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Census Tract 005000	37,346 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Census Tract 005000	55,498 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.

Median Household Income by Races

	Census Tract 005000	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$39,036, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Black	$25,825, see rank	$46,640	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,125, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
One Race, Other	$32,125, see rank	$45,137	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Census Tract 005000	New Jersey	U.S.
25 to 44	$35,607, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,192, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$25,911, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Employment Status

	Census Tract 005000	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,469, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	1,776, 51.20%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,203, 67.74%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,203, 67.74%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,159, 96.34%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	44, 3.66%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	573, 32.26%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	1,693, 48.80%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	794, 46.90%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	794, 46.90%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	766, 96.47%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	28, 3.53%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	899, 53.10%, 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.

Commuting to Work

	Census Tract 005000	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,914, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,354, 70.74%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	252, 13.17%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	177, 9.25%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	79, 4.13%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	29, 1.52%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	23, 1.20%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Census Tract 005000	24.6 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.

Careers

Occupation

	Census Tract 005000	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,925	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	1,159, 60.21%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	150, 12.94%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	171, 14.75%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	295, 25.45%, 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	104, 8.97%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	387, 33.39%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	766, 39.79%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	136, 17.75%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	182, 23.76%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	325, 42.43%, 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	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	123, 16.06%, 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

	Census Tract 005000	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,925, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	104, 5.40%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	249, 12.94%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	103, 5.35%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	334, 17.35%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	266, 13.82%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	56, 2.91%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	60, 3.12%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	139, 7.22%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	237, 12.31%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	155, 8.05%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	121, 6.29%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	101, 5.25%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Poverty Level

	Census Tract 005000	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,314	28.50%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	264	24.63%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data.