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Harrison, NJ Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Harrison is $21,857, which is much lower than the state average of $34,858 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Harrison median household income is $51,193, which has grown by 23.80% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 22.73% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Harrison residents spend 34.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than 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, #495

Harrison, NJ	21,857 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

Harrison, NJ	29,623 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

Harrison, NJ	37,224 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

Harrison, NJ	21,325 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, #461

Harrison, NJ	51,193 USD
New Jersey	69,811 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Harrison, NJ	61,197 USD
New Jersey	93,475 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #267

Harrison, NJ	23.80%
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

	Harrison, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.20%	$11,079, see rank	28.81%	$15,841	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	16.06%	$14,007, see rank	27.77%	$16,846	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	2.68%	$2,733, see rank	2.21%	$3,957	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	8.58%	$12,479, 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

Harrison, NJ	53,006 USD
New Jersey	84,904 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Harrison, NJ	63,352 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

	Harrison, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$50,506, see rank	$75,126	$54,999
Black	$44,773, see rank	$47,191	$35,194
Hispanic	$48,726, see rank	$48,578	$41,534
Asian	$66,850, see rank	$98,932	$68,950
One Race, Other	$47,789, see rank	$44,972	$40,847
Two or More Races	$42,875, see rank	$60,272	$45,781

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Harrison, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$35,121, see rank	$33,825	$26,465
25 to 44	$60,648, see rank	$76,880	$57,132
45 to 64	$50,552, see rank	$85,617	$63,398
65 or over	$40,076, see rank	$39,709	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Harrison, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	11,216	see rank	6,893,087	238,733,844
Male¹	5,905	52.65%, see rank	48.02%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,165	70.53%, see rank	73.24%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	4,165	70.53%, see rank	73.01%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,857	92.61%, see rank	92.14%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	308	7.39%, see rank	7.86%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,740	29.47%, see rank	26.76%	29.08%
Female¹	5,311	47.35%, see rank	51.98%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,293	62.00%, see rank	60.63%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	3,293	62.00%, see rank	60.58%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,971	90.22%, see rank	92.32%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	322	9.78%, see rank	7.68%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,018	38.00%, 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

	Harrison, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	6,754	100%	4,122,554	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,145	46.56%, see rank	71.63%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	619	9.16%, see rank	9.00%	10.35%
Public Transportation	1,852	27.42%, see rank	10.63%	4.94%
Walked	950	14.07%, see rank	3.27%	2.85%
Other Means	142	2.10%, see rank	2.00%	1.72%
Worked at Home	46	0.68%, see rank	3.47%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Harrison, NJ	34.6 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

	Harrison, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,828	-	4,230,560	141,833,331
Male¹	3,857	56.49%, see rank	52.63%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,018	26.39%, see rank	36.87%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	512	13.27%, see rank	14.21%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	619	16.05%, 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	800	20.74%, see rank	8.86%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	758	19.65%, see rank	15.00%	18.08%
Female¹	2,971	43.51%, see rank	47.37%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	588	19.79%, see rank	42.24%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	898	30.23%, see rank	17.55%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,126	37.90%, 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	321	10.80%, 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

	Harrison, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,828	100%	4,230,560	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0	0.00%, see rank	0.35%	1.86%
Construction	827	12.11%, see rank	6.12%	7.13%
Manufacturing	741	10.85%, see rank	9.37%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	360	5.27%, see rank	3.80%	3.06%
Retail Trade	797	11.67%, see rank	11.10%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	655	9.59%, see rank	5.74%	5.07%
Information	163	2.39%, see rank	3.18%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	411	6.02%, see rank	9.10%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	851	12.46%, see rank	12.23%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,068	15.64%, see rank	22.28%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	345	5.05%, see rank	7.70%	8.86%
Public Administration	137	2.01%, see rank	4.61%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	473	6.93%, see rank	4.41%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Harrison, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,031	14.97%, see rank	9.11%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	352	11.00%, see rank	6.74%	10.08%

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