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Mountainside, NJ Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Mountainside is $52,844, which is much higher than the state average of $34,858 and is much higher than the national average of $27,334. Mountainside median household income is $116,210, which has grown by 19.56% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 22.73% and is about the same as the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Mountainside residents spend 28.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower 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, #64

Mountainside, NJ	52,844 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

Mountainside, NJ	58,306 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

Mountainside, NJ	85,986 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

Mountainside, NJ	42,225 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, #54

Mountainside, NJ	116,210 USD
New Jersey	69,811 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mountainside, NJ	143,987 USD
New Jersey	93,475 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #316

Mountainside, NJ	19.56%
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

	Mountainside, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	55.96%	$28,238, see rank	28.81%	$15,841	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	39.45%	$20,393, see rank	27.77%	$16,846	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.06%	$2,972, see rank	2.21%	$3,957	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	23.23%	$32,997, 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

Mountainside, NJ	135,086 USD
New Jersey	84,904 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mountainside, NJ	170,629 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

	Mountainside, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$110,282, see rank	$75,126	$54,999
Hispanic	$91,992, see rank	$48,578	$41,534
Asian	$197,500, see rank	$98,932	$68,950

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Mountainside, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
25 to 44	$145,030, see rank	$76,880	$57,132
45 to 64	$127,065, see rank	$85,617	$63,398
65 or over	$83,750, see rank	$39,709	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Mountainside, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,111	see rank	6,893,087	238,733,844
Male¹	2,552	49.93%, see rank	48.02%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,749	68.53%, see rank	73.24%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	1,749	68.53%, see rank	73.01%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,677	95.88%, see rank	92.14%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	72	4.12%, see rank	7.86%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	803	31.47%, see rank	26.76%	29.08%
Female¹	2,559	50.07%, see rank	51.98%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,435	56.08%, see rank	60.63%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,435	56.08%, see rank	60.58%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,396	97.28%, see rank	92.32%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	39	2.72%, see rank	7.68%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,124	43.92%, 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

	Mountainside, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,979	100%	4,122,554	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,568	86.20%, see rank	71.63%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	134	4.50%, see rank	9.00%	10.35%
Public Transportation	118	3.96%, see rank	10.63%	4.94%
Walked	17	0.57%, see rank	3.27%	2.85%
Other Means	63	2.11%, see rank	2.00%	1.72%
Worked at Home	79	2.65%, see rank	3.47%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mountainside, NJ	28.7 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

	Mountainside, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,073	-	4,230,560	141,833,331
Male¹	1,677	54.57%, see rank	52.63%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	823	49.08%, see rank	36.87%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	147	8.77%, see rank	14.21%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	481	28.68%, 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	65	3.88%, see rank	8.86%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	81	4.83%, see rank	15.00%	18.08%
Female¹	1,396	45.43%, see rank	47.37%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	758	54.30%, see rank	42.24%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	256	18.34%, see rank	17.55%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	325	23.28%, 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	57	4.08%, 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

	Mountainside, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,073	100%	4,230,560	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	13	0.42%, see rank	0.35%	1.86%
Construction	123	4.00%, see rank	6.12%	7.13%
Manufacturing	250	8.14%, see rank	9.37%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	178	5.79%, see rank	3.80%	3.06%
Retail Trade	239	7.78%, see rank	11.10%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	58	1.89%, see rank	5.74%	5.07%
Information	152	4.95%, see rank	3.18%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	501	16.30%, see rank	9.10%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	335	10.90%, see rank	12.23%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	759	24.70%, see rank	22.28%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	132	4.30%, see rank	7.70%	8.86%
Public Administration	140	4.56%, see rank	4.61%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	193	6.28%, see rank	4.41%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Mountainside, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	224	3.55%, see rank	9.11%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	27	1.55%, see rank	6.74%	10.08%

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