Cities in New Jersey by median household income

Chatham, NJ had the highest median household income of 117 cities in 2021, at $209,283. Atlantic City, NJ had the lowest, at $29,773. The median was $85,652 and the figure for New Jersey was $89,703. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest209,283Chatham, NJ
Lowest29,773Atlantic City, NJ
Median85,652117 cities
New Jersey89,703History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Chatham, NJ: 209,283 USDChatham, NJ209,283Ridgewood, NJ: 194,256 USDRidgewood, NJ194,256Franklin Lakes, NJ: 188,272 USDFranklin Lakes, NJ188,272Westfield, NJ: 185,319 USDWestfield, NJ185,319Glen Rock, NJ: 182,292 USDGlen Rock, NJ182,292Tenafly, NJ: 179,833 USDTenafly, NJ179,833Hillsdale, NJ: 165,964 USDHillsdale, NJ165,964Princeton, NJ: 165,149 USDPrinceton, NJ165,149Kinnelon, NJ: 163,611 USDKinnelon, NJ163,611Montvale, NJ: 163,170 USDMontvale, NJ163,170Hoboken, NJ: 160,890 USDHoboken, NJ160,890Haddonfield, NJ: 159,323 USDHaddonfield, NJ159,323Ramsey, NJ: 156,473 USDRamsey, NJ156,473New Providence, NJ: 155,370 USDNew Providence, NJ155,370Madison, NJ: 152,346 USDMadison, NJ152,346Oakland, NJ: 152,283 USDOakland, NJ152,283Summit, NJ: 151,505 USDSummit, NJ151,505River Edge, NJ: 142,214 USDRiver Edge, NJ142,214Metuchen, NJ: 141,915 USDMetuchen, NJ141,915Westwood, NJ: 136,603 USDWestwood, NJ136,603Florham Park, NJ: 134,018 USDFlorham Park, NJ134,018Fair Lawn, NJ: 133,209 USDFair Lawn, NJ133,209Waldwick, NJ: 132,315 USDWaldwick, NJ132,315Ringwood, NJ: 130,833 USDRingwood, NJ130,833Paramus, NJ: 130,446 USDParamus, NJ130,446Edgewater, NJ: 126,483 USDEdgewater, NJ126,483Secaucus, NJ: 125,246 USDSecaucus, NJ125,246Wood-Ridge, NJ: 123,184 USDWood-Ridge, NJ123,184Rutherford, NJ: 118,462 USDRutherford, NJ118,462South Plainfield, NJ: 114,293 USDSouth Plainfield, NJ114,293Morristown, NJ: 112,570 USDMorristown, NJ112,570Bergenfield, NJ: 111,851 USDBergenfield, NJ111,851Dumont, NJ: 108,333 USDDumont, NJ108,333Hawthorne, NJ: 107,416 USDHawthorne, NJ107,416Lincoln Park, NJ: 105,299 USDLincoln Park, NJ105,299Totowa, NJ: 103,419 USDTotowa, NJ103,419Wanaque, NJ: 102,977 USDWanaque, NJ102,977Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 102,639 USDHasbrouck Heights, NJ102,639Point Pleasant, NJ: 102,143 USDPoint Pleasant, NJ102,143Pompton Lakes, NJ: 100,906 USDPompton Lakes, NJ100,906Chatham, NJ: 209,283 USDChatham, NJ209,283Ridgewood, NJ: 194,256 USDRidgewood, NJ194,256Franklin Lakes, NJ: 188,272 USDFranklin Lakes, NJ188,272Westfield, NJ: 185,319 USDWestfield, NJ185,319Glen Rock, NJ: 182,292 USDGlen Rock, NJ182,292Tenafly, NJ: 179,833 USDTenafly, NJ179,833Hillsdale, NJ: 165,964 USDHillsdale, NJ165,964Princeton, NJ: 165,149 USDPrinceton, NJ165,149Kinnelon, NJ: 163,611 USDKinnelon, NJ163,611Montvale, NJ: 163,170 USDMontvale, NJ163,170Hoboken, NJ: 160,890 USDHoboken, NJ160,890Haddonfield, NJ: 159,323 USDHaddonfield, NJ159,323Ramsey, NJ: 156,473 USDRamsey, NJ156,473New Providence, NJ: 155,370 USDNew Providence, NJ155,370Madison, NJ: 152,346 USDMadison, NJ152,346Oakland, NJ: 152,283 USDOakland, NJ152,283Summit, NJ: 151,505 USDSummit, NJ151,505River Edge, NJ: 142,214 USDRiver Edge, NJ142,214Metuchen, NJ: 141,915 USDMetuchen, NJ141,915Westwood, NJ: 136,603 USDWestwood, NJ136,603Florham Park, NJ: 134,018 USDFlorham Park, NJ134,018Fair Lawn, NJ: 133,209 USDFair Lawn, NJ133,209Waldwick, NJ: 132,315 USDWaldwick, NJ132,315Ringwood, NJ: 130,833 USDRingwood, NJ130,833Paramus, NJ: 130,446 USDParamus, NJ130,446Edgewater, NJ: 126,483 USDEdgewater, NJ126,483Secaucus, NJ: 125,246 USDSecaucus, NJ125,246Wood-Ridge, NJ: 123,184 USDWood-Ridge, NJ123,184Rutherford, NJ: 118,462 USDRutherford, NJ118,462South Plainfield, NJ: 114,293 USDSouth Plainfield, NJ114,293Morristown, NJ: 112,570 USDMorristown, NJ112,570Bergenfield, NJ: 111,851 USDBergenfield, NJ111,851Dumont, NJ: 108,333 USDDumont, NJ108,333Hawthorne, NJ: 107,416 USDHawthorne, NJ107,416Lincoln Park, NJ: 105,299 USDLincoln Park, NJ105,299Totowa, NJ: 103,419 USDTotowa, NJ103,419Wanaque, NJ: 102,977 USDWanaque, NJ102,977Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 102,639 USDHasbrouck Heights, NJ102,639Point Pleasant, NJ: 102,143 USDPoint Pleasant, NJ102,143Pompton Lakes, NJ: 100,906 USDPompton Lakes, NJ100,906
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

RankCities2021
USD
1Chatham, NJ209,283
2Ridgewood, NJ194,256
3Franklin Lakes, NJ188,272
4Westfield, NJ185,319
5Glen Rock, NJ182,292
6Tenafly, NJ179,833
7Hillsdale, NJ165,964
8Princeton, NJ165,149
9Kinnelon, NJ163,611
10Montvale, NJ163,170
11Hoboken, NJ160,890
12Haddonfield, NJ159,323
13Ramsey, NJ156,473
14New Providence, NJ155,370
15Madison, NJ152,346
16Oakland, NJ152,283
17Summit, NJ151,505
18River Edge, NJ142,214
19Metuchen, NJ141,915
20Westwood, NJ136,603
21Florham Park, NJ134,018
22Fair Lawn, NJ133,209
23Waldwick, NJ132,315
24Ringwood, NJ130,833
25Paramus, NJ130,446
26Edgewater, NJ126,483
27Secaucus, NJ125,246
28Wood-Ridge, NJ123,184
29Rutherford, NJ118,462
30South Plainfield, NJ114,293
31Morristown, NJ112,570
32Bergenfield, NJ111,851
33Dumont, NJ108,333
34Hawthorne, NJ107,416
35Lincoln Park, NJ105,299
36Totowa, NJ103,419
37Wanaque, NJ102,977
38Hasbrouck Heights, NJ102,639
39Point Pleasant, NJ102,143
40Pompton Lakes, NJ100,906
41Maywood, NJ99,832
42Hopatcong, NJ99,177
43New Milford, NJ98,992
44Tinton Falls, NJ96,294
45North Arlington, NJ94,012
46South Amboy, NJ93,859
47Ridgefield, NJ93,045
48Somerville, NJ92,995
49Fort Lee, NJ92,456
50Englewood, NJ91,164
51Middlesex, NJ90,162
52Sayreville, NJ89,600
53Cliffside Park, NJ89,387
54Beachwood, NJ88,940
55Ocean City, NJ88,414
56Clifton, NJ86,616
57East Rutherford, NJ86,592
58Ridgefield Park, NJ86,502
59Highland Park, NJ85,652
60Roselle Park, NJ85,427
61Woodland Park, NJ84,729
62Eatontown, NJ83,561
63South River, NJ82,031
64Jersey City, NJ81,390
65Rahway, NJ81,368
66Red Bank, NJ80,781
67Linden, NJ80,200
68Manville, NJ79,766
69Hackettstown, NJ79,621
70Little Ferry, NJ77,368
71Hammonton, NJ76,804
72Kearny, NJ76,647
73North Plainfield, NJ76,355
74Palisades Park, NJ76,297
75Wallington, NJ75,410
76Elmwood Park, NJ75,091
77Carteret, NJ74,583
78Collingswood, NJ74,327
79Hackensack, NJ73,716
80Burlington, NJ73,045
81Bayonne, NJ72,839
82Glassboro, NJ71,608
83Lodi, NJ70,821
84Bound Brook, NJ69,491
85Dover, NJ69,434
86Harrison, NJ68,494
87Roselle, NJ68,369
88Bellmawr, NJ66,667
89Garfield, NJ66,296
90West New York, NJ65,913
91Guttenberg, NJ65,532
92Long Branch, NJ65,369
93Woodbury, NJ64,271
94Pine Hill, NJ63,892
95Plainfield, NJ63,750
96Freehold, NJ62,942
97Somers Point, NJ62,844
98Millville, NJ62,111
99Vineland, NJ60,018
100Gloucester City, NJ59,926
101Phillipsburg, NJ57,292
102Fairview, NJ54,904
103Asbury Park, NJ54,676
104East Orange, NJ54,520
105Elizabeth, NJ54,415
106Perth Amboy, NJ53,750
107Union City, NJ53,177
108Passaic, NJ49,436
109New Brunswick, NJ49,338
110Paterson, NJ48,540
111Lindenwold, NJ48,454
112Pleasantville, NJ44,008
113Newark, NJ41,335
114Bridgeton, NJ39,995
115Trenton, NJ39,718
116Camden, NJ30,247
117Atlantic City, NJ29,773

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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.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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