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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Emerson is $39,501, which is higher than the state average of $34,858 and is higher than the national average of $27,334. Emerson median household income is $99,292, which has grown by 33.18% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 22.73% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Emerson residents spend 29.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 30.2 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 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, #179

Emerson, NJ	39,501 USD
New Jersey	34,858 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Emerson, NJ	50,565 USD
New Jersey	38,235 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Emerson, NJ	57,153 USD
New Jersey	45,894 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Emerson, NJ	39,337 USD
New Jersey	31,231 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #111

Emerson, NJ	99,292 USD
New Jersey	69,811 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Emerson, NJ	119,806 USD
New Jersey	93,475 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #148

Emerson, NJ	33.18%
New Jersey	22.73%
U.S.	19.17%

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

	Emerson, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	41.92%	$14,396, see rank	28.81%	$15,841	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	38.54%	$19,310, see rank	27.77%	$16,846	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	3.05%	$5,439, see rank	2.21%	$3,957	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	22.55%	$29,121, see rank	17.24%	$23,181	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Emerson, NJ	108,300 USD
New Jersey	84,904 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Emerson, NJ	130,155 USD
New Jersey	109,067 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Emerson, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$92,453, see rank	$75,126	$54,999
Hispanic	$112,500, see rank	$48,578	$41,534
Asian	$150,270, see rank	$98,932	$68,950

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Emerson, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
25 to 44	$124,271, see rank	$76,880	$57,132
45 to 64	$119,779, see rank	$85,617	$63,398
65 or over	$48,690, see rank	$39,709	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Emerson, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,936	see rank	6,893,087	238,733,844
Male¹	2,576	43.40%, see rank	48.02%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,867	72.48%, see rank	73.24%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	1,867	72.48%, see rank	73.01%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,763	94.43%, see rank	92.14%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	104	5.57%, see rank	7.86%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	709	27.52%, see rank	26.76%	29.08%
Female¹	3,360	56.60%, see rank	51.98%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,683	50.09%, see rank	60.63%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,683	50.09%, see rank	60.58%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,653	98.22%, see rank	92.32%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	30	1.78%, see rank	7.68%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,677	49.91%, see rank	39.37%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Emerson, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,324	100%	4,122,554	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,550	76.71%, see rank	71.63%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	126	3.79%, see rank	9.00%	10.35%
Public Transportation	310	9.33%, see rank	10.63%	4.94%
Walked	53	1.59%, see rank	3.27%	2.85%
Other Means	64	1.93%, see rank	2.00%	1.72%
Worked at Home	221	6.65%, see rank	3.47%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Emerson, NJ	29.6 minutes
New Jersey	30.2 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Emerson, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,416	-	4,230,560	141,833,331
Male¹	1,763	51.61%, see rank	52.63%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	749	42.48%, see rank	36.87%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	203	11.51%, see rank	14.21%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	546	30.97%, see rank	19.51%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.29%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	53	3.01%, see rank	8.86%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	136	7.71%, see rank	15.00%	18.08%
Female¹	1,653	48.39%, see rank	47.37%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	713	43.13%, see rank	42.24%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	375	22.69%, see rank	17.55%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	421	25.47%, see rank	34.36%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	144	8.71%, see rank	5.32%	6.07%

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

Industry

	Emerson, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,416	100%	4,230,560	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	13	0.38%, see rank	0.35%	1.86%
Construction	164	4.80%, see rank	6.12%	7.13%
Manufacturing	174	5.09%, see rank	9.37%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	156	4.57%, see rank	3.80%	3.06%
Retail Trade	308	9.02%, see rank	11.10%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	183	5.36%, see rank	5.74%	5.07%
Information	313	9.16%, see rank	3.18%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	390	11.42%, see rank	9.10%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	276	8.08%, see rank	12.23%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	938	27.46%, see rank	22.28%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	225	6.59%, see rank	7.70%	8.86%
Public Administration	164	4.80%, see rank	4.61%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	112	3.28%, see rank	4.41%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Emerson, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	74	1.05%, see rank	9.11%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	13	0.69%, see rank	6.74%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.