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Kearny, NJ Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Kearny is $26,281, which is lower than the state average of $36,359 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Kearny median household income is $63,093, which has grown by 32.11% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 30.67% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Kearny residents spend 30.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than 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, #450

Kearny, NJ	26,281 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

Kearny, NJ	35,976 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

Kearny, NJ	39,894 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

Kearny, NJ	31,582 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, #371

Kearny, NJ	63,093 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Kearny, NJ	75,999 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #209

Kearny, NJ	32.11%
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

	Kearny, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.24%	$9,313, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	21.99%	$18,672, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.46%	$4,815, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.96%	$19,836, 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

Kearny, NJ	67,461 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Kearny, NJ	82,010 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

	Kearny, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$65,637, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Black	$66,500, see rank	$46,640	$35,600
Hispanic	$56,701, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$61,429, see rank	$103,101	$73,244
One Race, Other	$54,178, see rank	$45,137	$40,300
Two or More Races	$47,625, see rank	$59,161	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Kearny, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$42,208, see rank	$32,789	$25,788
25 to 44	$62,721, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$76,064, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$39,702, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Kearny, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	33,212, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	16,546, 49.82%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	12,112, 73.20%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	12,112, 73.20%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	10,534, 86.97%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,578, 13.03%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,434, 26.80%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	16,666, 50.18%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	10,815, 64.89%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	10,815, 64.89%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,384, 86.77%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,431, 13.23%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,851, 35.11%, 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

	Kearny, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	19,545, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	13,480, 68.97%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,846, 9.44%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2,574, 13.17%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	943, 4.82%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	374, 1.91%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	328, 1.68%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Kearny, NJ	30.0 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

	Kearny, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	19,918	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	10,534, 52.89%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,254, 21.40%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,513, 14.36%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,868, 17.73%, 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	1,639, 15.56%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,492, 23.66%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	9,384, 47.11%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,158, 33.65%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,452, 26.13%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,155, 33.62%, 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	5, 0.05%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	614, 6.54%, 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

	Kearny, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	19,918, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	1,818, 9.13%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,110, 10.59%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,043, 5.24%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,628, 8.17%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,061, 10.35%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	491, 2.47%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,320, 6.63%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,026, 10.17%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,341, 21.79%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,310, 6.58%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	573, 2.88%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,197, 6.01%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Kearny, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,369	10.77%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	895	8.44%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

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