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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Watchung is $65,014, which is much higher than the state average of $36,359 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Watchung median household income is $104,821, which has grown by 2.82% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 30.67% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Watchung residents spend 30.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 31.2 minutes and is higher 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, #43

Watchung, NJ	65,014 USD
New Jersey	36,359 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Watchung, NJ	48,165 USD
New Jersey	39,546 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Watchung, NJ	52,352 USD
New Jersey	47,106 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Watchung, NJ	40,509 USD
New Jersey	32,292 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #109

Watchung, NJ	104,821 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Watchung, NJ	181,442 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #431

Watchung, NJ	2.82%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

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

	Watchung, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	41.25%	$96,773, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.42%	$23,334, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.72%	$13,993, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.27%	$36,592, 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. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Watchung, NJ	141,250 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Watchung, NJ	199,710 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. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Watchung, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$108,690, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Hispanic	$90,500, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$81,271, see rank	$103,101	$73,244

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Watchung, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
25 to 44	$110,556, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$135,054, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$82,917, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Watchung, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,834, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	2,542, 52.59%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,779, 69.98%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,779, 69.98%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,746, 98.15%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	33, 1.85%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	763, 30.02%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	2,292, 47.41%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	964, 42.06%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	964, 42.06%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	941, 97.61%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	23, 2.39%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,328, 57.94%, 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. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Watchung, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,625, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,282, 86.93%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	152, 5.79%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	43, 1.64%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	21, 0.80%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	24, 0.91%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	103, 3.92%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Watchung, NJ	30.5 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. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Watchung, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,687	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	1,746, 64.98%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	850, 48.68%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	92, 5.27%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	533, 30.53%, 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	84, 4.81%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	173, 9.91%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	941, 35.02%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	451, 47.93%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	158, 16.79%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	299, 31.77%, 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	33, 3.51%, 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

	Watchung, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,687, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	137, 5.10%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	308, 11.46%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	89, 3.31%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	418, 15.56%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	51, 1.90%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	30, 1.12%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	241, 8.97%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	423, 15.74%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	657, 24.45%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	232, 8.63%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	83, 3.09%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18, 0.67%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Watchung, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	251	4.35%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	52	3.32%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.