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Hoboken, NJ Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Hoboken is $69,085, which is much higher than the state average of $34,858 and is much higher than the national average of $27,334. Hoboken median household income is $101,782, which has grown by 62.72% 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 Hoboken residents spend 38.1 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, #24

Hoboken, NJ	69,085 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

Hoboken, NJ	70,517 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

Hoboken, NJ	80,183 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

Hoboken, NJ	59,744 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, #103

Hoboken, NJ	101,782 USD
New Jersey	69,811 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Hoboken, NJ	137,166 USD
New Jersey	93,475 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #14

Hoboken, NJ	62.72%
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

	Hoboken, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.59%	$15,579, see rank	28.81%	$15,841	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	12.42%	$12,821, see rank	27.77%	$16,846	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.42%	$6,875, see rank	2.21%	$3,957	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	5.89%	$16,960, 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

Hoboken, NJ	121,614 USD
New Jersey	84,904 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Hoboken, NJ	171,453 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

	Hoboken, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$105,616, see rank	$75,126	$54,999
Black	$40,972, see rank	$47,191	$35,194
Hispanic	$24,317, see rank	$48,578	$41,534
Asian	$150,000, see rank	$98,932	$68,950
American Indian, Alaska Native	$94,118, see rank	$45,283	$36,779
One Race, Other	$22,734, see rank	$44,972	$40,847
Two or More Races	$96,099, see rank	$60,272	$45,781

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Hoboken, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$76,685, see rank	$33,825	$26,465
25 to 44	$124,342, see rank	$76,880	$57,132
45 to 64	$80,022, see rank	$85,617	$63,398
65 or over	$20,877, see rank	$39,709	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Hoboken, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	41,711	see rank	6,893,087	238,733,844
Male¹	20,514	49.18%, see rank	48.02%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	17,238	84.03%, see rank	73.24%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	17,238	84.03%, see rank	73.01%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	16,678	96.75%, see rank	92.14%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	560	3.25%, see rank	7.86%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,276	15.97%, see rank	26.76%	29.08%
Female¹	21,197	50.82%, see rank	51.98%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	15,676	73.95%, see rank	60.63%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	15,676	73.95%, see rank	60.58%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	14,883	94.94%, see rank	92.32%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	793	5.06%, see rank	7.68%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,521	26.05%, 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

	Hoboken, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	31,144	100%	4,122,554	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,216	26.38%, see rank	71.63%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	938	3.01%, see rank	9.00%	10.35%
Public Transportation	17,535	56.30%, see rank	10.63%	4.94%
Walked	3,023	9.71%, see rank	3.27%	2.85%
Other Means	435	1.40%, see rank	2.00%	1.72%
Worked at Home	997	3.20%, see rank	3.47%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Hoboken, NJ	38.1 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

	Hoboken, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	31,561	-	4,230,560	141,833,331
Male¹	16,678	52.84%, see rank	52.63%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10,708	64.20%, see rank	36.87%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	1,125	6.75%, see rank	14.21%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,959	23.74%, 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	279	1.67%, see rank	8.86%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	498	2.99%, see rank	15.00%	18.08%
Female¹	14,883	47.16%, see rank	47.37%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,563	64.25%, see rank	42.24%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	972	6.53%, see rank	17.55%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,912	26.29%, 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	376	2.53%, 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

	Hoboken, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	31,561	100%	4,230,560	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0	0.00%, see rank	0.35%	1.86%
Construction	580	1.84%, see rank	6.12%	7.13%
Manufacturing	1,913	6.06%, see rank	9.37%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	1,458	4.62%, see rank	3.80%	3.06%
Retail Trade	2,160	6.84%, see rank	11.10%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	813	2.58%, see rank	5.74%	5.07%
Information	2,519	7.98%, see rank	3.18%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7,854	24.89%, see rank	9.10%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	6,450	20.44%, see rank	12.23%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,835	15.32%, see rank	22.28%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,582	5.01%, see rank	7.70%	8.86%
Public Administration	852	2.70%, see rank	4.61%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	545	1.73%, see rank	4.41%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Hoboken, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,077	10.97%, see rank	9.11%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	847	9.64%, see rank	6.74%	10.08%

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