Cities in New Jersey by median household income, 2024

Chatham, NJ had the highest median household income of 117 cities in 2024, at $241,500. Camden, NJ had the lowest, at $40,546. The median was $97,993 and the figure for New Jersey was $103,556. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest241,500Chatham, NJ

Lowest40,546Camden, NJ

Median97,993117 cities

New Jersey103,556History

Top 40 cities, 2024

USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 USD	Change on 2023
1	Chatham, NJ	241,500	-3.4%
2	Franklin Lakes, NJ	235,795	+2.1%
3	Westfield, NJ	232,629	+9.4%
4	Glen Rock, NJ	215,096	+2.2%
5	Ridgewood, NJ	208,211	-4.2%
6	Tenafly, NJ	208,200	+0.1%
7	Haddonfield, NJ	200,400	+5%
8	Princeton, NJ	192,079	+4.3%
9	Summit, NJ	190,304	-4.4%
10	Kinnelon, NJ	187,438	+5.2%
11	Hillsdale, NJ	186,688	+9.9%
12	Hoboken, NJ	180,579	+2.1%
13	Montvale, NJ	178,269	-2.9%
14	Waldwick, NJ	177,962	+14.4%
15	Madison, NJ	171,471	+1.8%
16	Westwood, NJ	165,781	-1.9%
17	Oakland, NJ	162,019	-0.5%
18	New Providence, NJ	161,599	-0.8%
19	Ramsey, NJ	160,996	-2.3%
20	River Edge, NJ	159,028	+2.1%
21	Florham Park, NJ	158,696	+7.4%
22	Metuchen, NJ	158,052	+0.2%
23	Ringwood, NJ	152,414	+6.9%
24	Fair Lawn, NJ	144,574	-2.3%
25	Paramus, NJ	144,349	+3.3%
26	Rutherford, NJ	143,153	+5.2%
27	Secaucus, NJ	139,821	+3.8%
28	Wood-Ridge, NJ	136,108	+3.6%
29	South Plainfield, NJ	130,239	+3.3%
30	Bergenfield, NJ	130,045	+4.8%
31	Dumont, NJ	126,071	+0.4%
32	Pompton Lakes, NJ	124,454	+4.5%
33	Edgewater, NJ	124,050	-10%
34	Hasbrouck Heights, NJ	123,734	+4.3%
35	Lincoln Park, NJ	123,397	+3.7%
36	Morristown, NJ	121,340	+5.1%
37	Ridgefield, NJ	118,059	+2.1%
38	Maywood, NJ	117,912	-1.2%
39	Tinton Falls, NJ	117,308	+3%
40	Hopatcong, NJ	115,758	+1.5%
41	Point Pleasant, NJ	115,625	+6.4%
42	New Milford, NJ	114,889	+1.2%
43	Totowa, NJ	113,563	-0.5%
44	Wanaque, NJ	113,175	+0.8%
45	Hawthorne, NJ	110,237	-6.7%
46	Roselle Park, NJ	109,679	+5%
47	Fort Lee, NJ	107,274	+1.6%
48	Beachwood, NJ	106,858	+4.7%
49	Middlesex, NJ	105,000	-1.9%
50	Highland Park, NJ	104,694	+2.7%
51	Somerville, NJ	103,760	-0.1%
52	Englewood, NJ	102,571	+1.2%
53	Ocean City, NJ	101,782	0%
54	Elmwood Park, NJ	101,740	+0.9%
55	Ridgefield Park, NJ	100,718	+2.6%
56	Sayreville, NJ	99,979	+1.4%
57	Woodland Park, NJ	98,845	+15.4%
58	Clifton, NJ	98,237	-0.8%
59	East Rutherford, NJ	97,993	+6.8%
60	Jersey City, NJ	97,710	+3.1%
61	Red Bank, NJ	97,477	-4.2%
62	Carteret, NJ	96,862	+10.6%
63	South River, NJ	96,147	-5.6%
64	Palisades Park, NJ	94,743	-6.5%
65	North Arlington, NJ	94,201	-7.2%
66	Cliffside Park, NJ	93,452	-1.6%
67	Manville, NJ	93,333	-0.6%
68	Hackettstown, NJ	93,083	+2%
69	Harrison, NJ	93,013	+13%
70	Linden, NJ	92,915	+2.1%
71	Roselle, NJ	92,762	+11.8%
72	South Amboy, NJ	91,997	-16.5%
73	Rahway, NJ	91,461	+0.7%
74	Bound Brook, NJ	90,571	+12%
75	Eatontown, NJ	90,463	+0.3%
76	Collingswood, NJ	90,184	+7.5%
77	Lodi, NJ	89,305	+5.6%
78	North Plainfield, NJ	87,349	+4.6%
79	Glassboro, NJ	87,278	+8.6%
80	Plainfield, NJ	85,908	+6.9%
81	Wallington, NJ	85,862	+4.2%
82	Little Ferry, NJ	85,750	+7.9%
83	Freehold, NJ	85,707	+4.3%
84	Burlington, NJ	84,813	+8.7%
85	Hackensack, NJ	84,277	+2.5%
86	Bayonne, NJ	83,887	+3.2%
87	Garfield, NJ	79,700	+5.3%
88	Long Branch, NJ	79,653	+8.5%
89	Kearny, NJ	79,154	-4.9%
90	Hammonton, NJ	78,087	-6%
91	Woodbury, NJ	77,028	+3%
92	Bellmawr, NJ	76,654	+2.5%
93	Guttenberg, NJ	75,683	-2.5%
94	Asbury Park, NJ	75,544	+6.3%
95	Dover, NJ	73,737	+4.6%
96	Pine Hill, NJ	72,588	+5.6%
97	West New York, NJ	71,729	+6.8%
98	Somers Point, NJ	71,062	+3.7%
99	Millville, NJ	70,275	+4.6%
100	Phillipsburg, NJ	68,324	+0.8%
101	Vineland, NJ	67,860	+3%
102	Elizabeth, NJ	66,555	+4.2%
103	New Brunswick, NJ	65,810	+9.2%
104	Gloucester City, NJ	64,938	-8.5%
105	Union City, NJ	64,310	-1.6%
106	Fairview, NJ	63,606	-0.9%
107	Perth Amboy, NJ	61,977	+6%
108	East Orange, NJ	60,830	+1.6%
109	Paterson, NJ	55,997	+4.1%
110	Lindenwold, NJ	55,954	+1.6%
111	Bridgeton, NJ	55,781	+20.9%
112	Passaic, NJ	55,371	-2.5%
113	Pleasantville, NJ	53,661	+2.4%
114	Trenton, NJ	52,537	+11.5%
115	Newark, NJ	52,060	+7.5%
116	Atlantic City, NJ	41,028	+13.3%
117	Camden, NJ	40,546	+0.2%

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by median household income, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/new-jersey-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in New Jersey by median household income, 2024}},
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Which city has the highest median household income?

Chatham, NJ, with $241,500 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Camden, NJ, with $40,546 in 2024.

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