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Cities in New Jersey by median household income

Chatham, NJ had the highest median household income of 117 cities in 2023, at $250,001. Atlantic City, NJ had the lowest, at $36,220. The median was $100,852 and the figure for New Jersey was $101,050. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest250,001Chatham, NJ
Lowest36,220Atlantic City, NJ
Median100,852117 cities
New Jersey101,050History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Chatham, NJ: 250,001 USDChatham, NJ250,001Franklin Lakes, NJ: 230,987 USDFranklin Lakes, NJ230,987Ridgewood, NJ: 217,250 USDRidgewood, NJ217,250Westfield, NJ: 212,700 USDWestfield, NJ212,700Glen Rock, NJ: 210,369 USDGlen Rock, NJ210,369Tenafly, NJ: 208,088 USDTenafly, NJ208,088Summit, NJ: 199,107 USDSummit, NJ199,107Haddonfield, NJ: 190,882 USDHaddonfield, NJ190,882Princeton, NJ: 184,113 USDPrinceton, NJ184,113Montvale, NJ: 183,664 USDMontvale, NJ183,664Kinnelon, NJ: 178,102 USDKinnelon, NJ178,102Hoboken, NJ: 176,943 USDHoboken, NJ176,943Hillsdale, NJ: 169,862 USDHillsdale, NJ169,862Westwood, NJ: 169,026 USDWestwood, NJ169,026Madison, NJ: 168,469 USDMadison, NJ168,469Ramsey, NJ: 164,767 USDRamsey, NJ164,767New Providence, NJ: 162,877 USDNew Providence, NJ162,877Oakland, NJ: 162,862 USDOakland, NJ162,862Metuchen, NJ: 157,779 USDMetuchen, NJ157,779River Edge, NJ: 155,827 USDRiver Edge, NJ155,827Waldwick, NJ: 155,526 USDWaldwick, NJ155,526Fair Lawn, NJ: 147,952 USDFair Lawn, NJ147,952Florham Park, NJ: 147,714 USDFlorham Park, NJ147,714Ringwood, NJ: 142,529 USDRingwood, NJ142,529Paramus, NJ: 139,707 USDParamus, NJ139,707Edgewater, NJ: 137,847 USDEdgewater, NJ137,847Rutherford, NJ: 136,069 USDRutherford, NJ136,069Secaucus, NJ: 134,746 USDSecaucus, NJ134,746Wood-Ridge, NJ: 131,412 USDWood-Ridge, NJ131,412South Plainfield, NJ: 126,063 USDSouth Plainfield, NJ126,063Dumont, NJ: 125,585 USDDumont, NJ125,585Bergenfield, NJ: 124,083 USDBergenfield, NJ124,083Maywood, NJ: 119,306 USDMaywood, NJ119,306Pompton Lakes, NJ: 119,038 USDPompton Lakes, NJ119,038Lincoln Park, NJ: 119,000 USDLincoln Park, NJ119,000Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 118,670 USDHasbrouck Heights, NJ118,670Hawthorne, NJ: 118,093 USDHawthorne, NJ118,093Ridgefield, NJ: 115,676 USDRidgefield, NJ115,676Morristown, NJ: 115,409 USDMorristown, NJ115,409Totowa, NJ: 114,177 USDTotowa, NJ114,177Chatham, NJ: 250,001 USDChatham, NJ250,001Franklin Lakes, NJ: 230,987 USDFranklin Lakes, NJ230,987Ridgewood, NJ: 217,250 USDRidgewood, NJ217,250Westfield, NJ: 212,700 USDWestfield, NJ212,700Glen Rock, NJ: 210,369 USDGlen Rock, NJ210,369Tenafly, NJ: 208,088 USDTenafly, NJ208,088Summit, NJ: 199,107 USDSummit, NJ199,107Haddonfield, NJ: 190,882 USDHaddonfield, NJ190,882Princeton, NJ: 184,113 USDPrinceton, NJ184,113Montvale, NJ: 183,664 USDMontvale, NJ183,664Kinnelon, NJ: 178,102 USDKinnelon, NJ178,102Hoboken, NJ: 176,943 USDHoboken, NJ176,943Hillsdale, NJ: 169,862 USDHillsdale, NJ169,862Westwood, NJ: 169,026 USDWestwood, NJ169,026Madison, NJ: 168,469 USDMadison, NJ168,469Ramsey, NJ: 164,767 USDRamsey, NJ164,767New Providence, NJ: 162,877 USDNew Providence, NJ162,877Oakland, NJ: 162,862 USDOakland, NJ162,862Metuchen, NJ: 157,779 USDMetuchen, NJ157,779River Edge, NJ: 155,827 USDRiver Edge, NJ155,827Waldwick, NJ: 155,526 USDWaldwick, NJ155,526Fair Lawn, NJ: 147,952 USDFair Lawn, NJ147,952Florham Park, NJ: 147,714 USDFlorham Park, NJ147,714Ringwood, NJ: 142,529 USDRingwood, NJ142,529Paramus, NJ: 139,707 USDParamus, NJ139,707Edgewater, NJ: 137,847 USDEdgewater, NJ137,847Rutherford, NJ: 136,069 USDRutherford, NJ136,069Secaucus, NJ: 134,746 USDSecaucus, NJ134,746Wood-Ridge, NJ: 131,412 USDWood-Ridge, NJ131,412South Plainfield, NJ: 126,063 USDSouth Plainfield, NJ126,063Dumont, NJ: 125,585 USDDumont, NJ125,585Bergenfield, NJ: 124,083 USDBergenfield, NJ124,083Maywood, NJ: 119,306 USDMaywood, NJ119,306Pompton Lakes, NJ: 119,038 USDPompton Lakes, NJ119,038Lincoln Park, NJ: 119,000 USDLincoln Park, NJ119,000Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 118,670 USDHasbrouck Heights, NJ118,670Hawthorne, NJ: 118,093 USDHawthorne, NJ118,093Ridgefield, NJ: 115,676 USDRidgefield, NJ115,676Morristown, NJ: 115,409 USDMorristown, NJ115,409Totowa, NJ: 114,177 USDTotowa, NJ114,177
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

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Chatham, NJ Estimated250,0010%
2Franklin Lakes, NJ230,987+12.7%
3Ridgewood, NJ217,250+2.9%
4Westfield, NJ212,700+4.7%
5Glen Rock, NJ210,369+3.8%
6Tenafly, NJ208,088+0.2%
7Summit, NJ199,107+12.7%
8Haddonfield, NJ190,882+7%
9Princeton, NJ184,113+4.2%
10Montvale, NJ183,664+4.8%
11Kinnelon, NJ178,102+4.2%
12Hoboken, NJ176,943+5.2%
13Hillsdale, NJ169,862-3.4%
14Westwood, NJ169,026+5.3%
15Madison, NJ168,469+3%
16Ramsey, NJ164,767+2.6%
17New Providence, NJ162,877-2.6%
18Oakland, NJ162,8620%
19Metuchen, NJ157,779+2.2%
20River Edge, NJ155,827+3.8%
21Waldwick, NJ155,526+3.1%
22Fair Lawn, NJ147,952+4.5%
23Florham Park, NJ147,714+4.3%
24Ringwood, NJ142,529+0.5%
25Paramus, NJ139,707+2.1%
26Edgewater, NJ137,847+0.8%
27Rutherford, NJ136,069+5.8%
28Secaucus, NJ134,746+4.2%
29Wood-Ridge, NJ131,412-1.1%
30South Plainfield, NJ126,063+2.1%
31Dumont, NJ125,585+7.6%
32Bergenfield, NJ124,083+1.9%
33Maywood, NJ119,306+0.2%
34Pompton Lakes, NJ119,038+4.6%
35Lincoln Park, NJ119,000+6.2%
36Hasbrouck Heights, NJ118,670+3.9%
37Hawthorne, NJ118,093+12.3%
38Ridgefield, NJ115,676+9.5%
39Morristown, NJ115,409+1.3%
40Totowa, NJ114,177+1.9%
41Hopatcong, NJ114,057+5.9%
42Tinton Falls, NJ113,844+5.5%
43New Milford, NJ113,513+5.1%
44Wanaque, NJ112,326+3.4%
45South Amboy, NJ110,125+16.2%
46Point Pleasant, NJ108,713+2.4%
47Middlesex, NJ107,063+5.1%
48Fort Lee, NJ105,535+3.9%
49Roselle Park, NJ104,418+6.8%
50Somerville, NJ103,869+1.4%
51Beachwood, NJ102,043+3%
52Highland Park, NJ101,991+8.6%
53South River, NJ101,853+6.1%
54Ocean City, NJ101,782+3.3%
55Red Bank, NJ101,738+13.7%
56North Arlington, NJ101,493+4.8%
57Englewood, NJ101,398+8.9%
58Palisades Park, NJ101,295+8.6%
59Elmwood Park, NJ100,852+19.2%
60Clifton, NJ99,003+5.1%
61Sayreville, NJ98,629+3.5%
62Ridgefield Park, NJ98,184+4.4%
63Cliffside Park, NJ94,960-1.8%
64Jersey City, NJ94,813+4%
65Manville, NJ93,872+9.2%
66East Rutherford, NJ91,789-0.8%
67Hackettstown, NJ91,250-4.1%
68Linden, NJ91,036+4.9%
69Rahway, NJ90,852+5%
70Eatontown, NJ90,174+2%
71Carteret, NJ87,553+10.8%
72Woodland Park, NJ85,638-5.2%
73Lodi, NJ84,570+5.7%
74Collingswood, NJ83,917+6.3%
75North Plainfield, NJ83,529+2.8%
76Kearny, NJ83,212+2.3%
77Hammonton, NJ83,044+4.1%
78Roselle, NJ82,967+10.2%
79Wallington, NJ82,422+4%
80Harrison, NJ82,290+13.1%
81Hackensack, NJ82,212+3.9%
82Freehold, NJ82,183+15.4%
83Bayonne, NJ81,285+1.6%
84Bound Brook, NJ80,876+2.7%
85Glassboro, NJ80,388+2.4%
86Plainfield, NJ80,334+13.6%
87Little Ferry, NJ79,476+9.3%
88Burlington, NJ78,009+12.5%
89Guttenberg, NJ77,636+1.9%
90Garfield, NJ75,701+5.1%
91Bellmawr, NJ74,812+4%
92Woodbury, NJ74,769-0.9%
93Long Branch, NJ73,381+1.6%
94Asbury Park, NJ71,080+12%
95Gloucester City, NJ70,942-1.1%
96Dover, NJ70,519+3.7%
97Pine Hill, NJ68,725-0.7%
98Somers Point, NJ68,542+0.4%
99Phillipsburg, NJ67,782+5.7%
100Millville, NJ67,190+2.9%
101West New York, NJ67,139-4.3%
102Vineland, NJ65,854+3.8%
103Union City, NJ65,369+9%
104Fairview, NJ64,152+8.1%
105Elizabeth, NJ63,874+6.6%
106New Brunswick, NJ60,248+5.4%
107East Orange, NJ59,872+2.1%
108Perth Amboy, NJ58,490+4%
109Passaic, NJ56,780-1.8%
110Lindenwold, NJ55,099+2.7%
111Paterson, NJ53,766+3.2%
112Pleasantville, NJ52,403+7.6%
113Newark, NJ48,416+4.2%
114Trenton, NJ47,102+6%
115Bridgeton, NJ46,124+3.8%
116Camden, NJ40,450+11.6%
117Atlantic City, NJ36,220+2.9%

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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.

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which city has the highest median household income?

Chatham, NJ, with $250,001 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median household income?

Atlantic City, NJ, with $36,220 in 2023.

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