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Cities in New Jersey by median household income

Chatham, NJ had the highest median household income of 117 cities in 2022, at $250,001. Atlantic City, NJ had the lowest, at $35,188. The median was $94,047 and the figure for New Jersey was $97,126. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest250,001Chatham, NJ
Lowest35,188Atlantic City, NJ
Median94,047117 cities
New Jersey97,126History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Chatham, NJ: 250,001 USDChatham, NJ250,001Ridgewood, NJ: 211,224 USDRidgewood, NJ211,224Tenafly, NJ: 207,652 USDTenafly, NJ207,652Franklin Lakes, NJ: 204,917 USDFranklin Lakes, NJ204,917Westfield, NJ: 203,235 USDWestfield, NJ203,235Glen Rock, NJ: 202,586 USDGlen Rock, NJ202,586Haddonfield, NJ: 178,362 USDHaddonfield, NJ178,362Summit, NJ: 176,702 USDSummit, NJ176,702Princeton, NJ: 176,695 USDPrinceton, NJ176,695Hillsdale, NJ: 175,802 USDHillsdale, NJ175,802Montvale, NJ: 175,179 USDMontvale, NJ175,179Kinnelon, NJ: 170,905 USDKinnelon, NJ170,905Hoboken, NJ: 168,137 USDHoboken, NJ168,137New Providence, NJ: 167,188 USDNew Providence, NJ167,188Madison, NJ: 163,567 USDMadison, NJ163,567Oakland, NJ: 162,848 USDOakland, NJ162,848Ramsey, NJ: 160,589 USDRamsey, NJ160,589Westwood, NJ: 160,466 USDWestwood, NJ160,466Metuchen, NJ: 154,339 USDMetuchen, NJ154,339Waldwick, NJ: 150,861 USDWaldwick, NJ150,861River Edge, NJ: 150,073 USDRiver Edge, NJ150,073Ringwood, NJ: 141,800 USDRingwood, NJ141,800Florham Park, NJ: 141,620 USDFlorham Park, NJ141,620Fair Lawn, NJ: 141,540 USDFair Lawn, NJ141,540Paramus, NJ: 136,824 USDParamus, NJ136,824Edgewater, NJ: 136,806 USDEdgewater, NJ136,806Wood-Ridge, NJ: 132,901 USDWood-Ridge, NJ132,901Secaucus, NJ: 129,348 USDSecaucus, NJ129,348Rutherford, NJ: 128,576 USDRutherford, NJ128,576South Plainfield, NJ: 123,417 USDSouth Plainfield, NJ123,417Bergenfield, NJ: 121,738 USDBergenfield, NJ121,738Maywood, NJ: 119,057 USDMaywood, NJ119,057Dumont, NJ: 116,708 USDDumont, NJ116,708Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 114,219 USDHasbrouck Heights, NJ114,219Morristown, NJ: 113,926 USDMorristown, NJ113,926Pompton Lakes, NJ: 113,781 USDPompton Lakes, NJ113,781Totowa, NJ: 112,097 USDTotowa, NJ112,097Lincoln Park, NJ: 112,056 USDLincoln Park, NJ112,056Wanaque, NJ: 108,650 USDWanaque, NJ108,650New Milford, NJ: 107,976 USDNew Milford, NJ107,976Chatham, NJ: 250,001 USDChatham, NJ250,001Ridgewood, NJ: 211,224 USDRidgewood, NJ211,224Tenafly, NJ: 207,652 USDTenafly, NJ207,652Franklin Lakes, NJ: 204,917 USDFranklin Lakes, NJ204,917Westfield, NJ: 203,235 USDWestfield, NJ203,235Glen Rock, NJ: 202,586 USDGlen Rock, NJ202,586Haddonfield, NJ: 178,362 USDHaddonfield, NJ178,362Summit, NJ: 176,702 USDSummit, NJ176,702Princeton, NJ: 176,695 USDPrinceton, NJ176,695Hillsdale, NJ: 175,802 USDHillsdale, NJ175,802Montvale, NJ: 175,179 USDMontvale, NJ175,179Kinnelon, NJ: 170,905 USDKinnelon, NJ170,905Hoboken, NJ: 168,137 USDHoboken, NJ168,137New Providence, NJ: 167,188 USDNew Providence, NJ167,188Madison, NJ: 163,567 USDMadison, NJ163,567Oakland, NJ: 162,848 USDOakland, NJ162,848Ramsey, NJ: 160,589 USDRamsey, NJ160,589Westwood, NJ: 160,466 USDWestwood, NJ160,466Metuchen, NJ: 154,339 USDMetuchen, NJ154,339Waldwick, NJ: 150,861 USDWaldwick, NJ150,861River Edge, NJ: 150,073 USDRiver Edge, NJ150,073Ringwood, NJ: 141,800 USDRingwood, NJ141,800Florham Park, NJ: 141,620 USDFlorham Park, NJ141,620Fair Lawn, NJ: 141,540 USDFair Lawn, NJ141,540Paramus, NJ: 136,824 USDParamus, NJ136,824Edgewater, NJ: 136,806 USDEdgewater, NJ136,806Wood-Ridge, NJ: 132,901 USDWood-Ridge, NJ132,901Secaucus, NJ: 129,348 USDSecaucus, NJ129,348Rutherford, NJ: 128,576 USDRutherford, NJ128,576South Plainfield, NJ: 123,417 USDSouth Plainfield, NJ123,417Bergenfield, NJ: 121,738 USDBergenfield, NJ121,738Maywood, NJ: 119,057 USDMaywood, NJ119,057Dumont, NJ: 116,708 USDDumont, NJ116,708Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 114,219 USDHasbrouck Heights, NJ114,219Morristown, NJ: 113,926 USDMorristown, NJ113,926Pompton Lakes, NJ: 113,781 USDPompton Lakes, NJ113,781Totowa, NJ: 112,097 USDTotowa, NJ112,097Lincoln Park, NJ: 112,056 USDLincoln Park, NJ112,056Wanaque, NJ: 108,650 USDWanaque, NJ108,650New Milford, NJ: 107,976 USDNew Milford, NJ107,976
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

RankCities2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Chatham, NJ Estimated250,001+19.5%
2Ridgewood, NJ211,224+8.7%
3Tenafly, NJ207,652+15.5%
4Franklin Lakes, NJ204,917+8.8%
5Westfield, NJ203,235+9.7%
6Glen Rock, NJ202,586+11.1%
7Haddonfield, NJ178,362+11.9%
8Summit, NJ176,702+16.6%
9Princeton, NJ176,695+7%
10Hillsdale, NJ175,802+5.9%
11Montvale, NJ175,179+7.4%
12Kinnelon, NJ170,905+4.5%
13Hoboken, NJ168,137+4.5%
14New Providence, NJ167,188+7.6%
15Madison, NJ163,567+7.4%
16Oakland, NJ162,848+6.9%
17Ramsey, NJ160,589+2.6%
18Westwood, NJ160,466+17.5%
19Metuchen, NJ154,339+8.8%
20Waldwick, NJ150,861+14%
21River Edge, NJ150,073+5.5%
22Ringwood, NJ141,800+8.4%
23Florham Park, NJ141,620+5.7%
24Fair Lawn, NJ141,540+6.3%
25Paramus, NJ136,824+4.9%
26Edgewater, NJ136,806+8.2%
27Wood-Ridge, NJ132,901+7.9%
28Secaucus, NJ129,348+3.3%
29Rutherford, NJ128,576+8.5%
30South Plainfield, NJ123,417+8%
31Bergenfield, NJ121,738+8.8%
32Maywood, NJ119,057+19.3%
33Dumont, NJ116,708+7.7%
34Hasbrouck Heights, NJ114,219+11.3%
35Morristown, NJ113,926+1.2%
36Pompton Lakes, NJ113,781+12.8%
37Totowa, NJ112,097+8.4%
38Lincoln Park, NJ112,056+6.4%
39Wanaque, NJ108,650+5.5%
40New Milford, NJ107,976+9.1%
41Tinton Falls, NJ107,959+12.1%
42Hopatcong, NJ107,670+8.6%
43Point Pleasant, NJ106,203+4%
44Ridgefield, NJ105,609+13.5%
45Hawthorne, NJ105,168-2.1%
46Somerville, NJ102,423+10.1%
47Middlesex, NJ101,868+13%
48Fort Lee, NJ101,573+9.9%
49Beachwood, NJ99,099+11.4%
50Ocean City, NJ98,576+11.5%
51Roselle Park, NJ97,769+14.4%
52North Arlington, NJ96,869+3%
53Cliffside Park, NJ96,734+8.2%
54South River, NJ95,981+17%
55Sayreville, NJ95,250+6.3%
56Hackettstown, NJ95,174+19.5%
57South Amboy, NJ94,776+1%
58Clifton, NJ94,179+8.7%
59Ridgefield Park, NJ94,047+8.7%
60Highland Park, NJ93,927+9.7%
61Palisades Park, NJ93,250+22.2%
62Englewood, NJ93,134+2.2%
63East Rutherford, NJ92,536+6.9%
64Jersey City, NJ91,151+12%
65Woodland Park, NJ90,323+6.6%
66Red Bank, NJ89,500+10.8%
67Eatontown, NJ88,393+5.8%
68Linden, NJ86,801+8.2%
69Rahway, NJ86,557+6.4%
70Manville, NJ85,925+7.7%
71Elmwood Park, NJ84,578+12.6%
72Kearny, NJ81,307+6.1%
73North Plainfield, NJ81,219+6.4%
74Bayonne, NJ80,044+9.9%
74Lodi, NJ80,044+13%
76Hammonton, NJ79,747+3.8%
77Wallington, NJ79,270+5.1%
78Hackensack, NJ79,133+7.3%
79Carteret, NJ79,049+6%
80Collingswood, NJ78,909+6.2%
81Bound Brook, NJ78,776+13.4%
82Glassboro, NJ78,518+9.6%
83Guttenberg, NJ76,187+16.3%
84Woodbury, NJ75,425+17.4%
85Roselle, NJ75,264+10.1%
86Harrison, NJ72,773+6.2%
87Little Ferry, NJ72,722-6%
88Long Branch, NJ72,234+10.5%
89Garfield, NJ72,026+8.6%
90Bellmawr, NJ71,935+7.9%
91Gloucester City, NJ71,756+19.7%
92Freehold, NJ71,205+13.1%
93Plainfield, NJ70,712+10.9%
94West New York, NJ70,141+6.4%
95Burlington, NJ69,351-5.1%
96Pine Hill, NJ69,176+8.3%
97Somers Point, NJ68,262+8.6%
98Dover, NJ67,987-2.1%
99Millville, NJ65,279+5.1%
100Phillipsburg, NJ64,130+11.9%
101Vineland, NJ63,468+5.7%
102Asbury Park, NJ63,461+16.1%
103Union City, NJ59,967+12.8%
104Elizabeth, NJ59,939+10.2%
105Fairview, NJ59,359+8.1%
106East Orange, NJ58,659+7.6%
107Passaic, NJ57,832+17%
108New Brunswick, NJ57,138+15.8%
109Perth Amboy, NJ56,239+4.6%
110Lindenwold, NJ53,645+10.7%
111Paterson, NJ52,092+7.3%
112Pleasantville, NJ48,704+10.7%
113Newark, NJ46,460+12.4%
114Trenton, NJ44,444+11.9%
115Bridgeton, NJ44,440+11.1%
116Camden, NJ36,258+19.9%
117Atlantic City, NJ35,188+18.2%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which city has the highest median household income?

Chatham, NJ, with $250,001 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median household income?

Atlantic City, NJ, with $35,188 in 2022.

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