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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Brookdale is $42,777, which is higher than the state average of $36,359 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Brookdale median household income is $104,107. On average Brookdale residents spend 34.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher 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, #166

Brookdale, NJ	42,777 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

Brookdale, NJ	54,105 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

Brookdale, NJ	56,791 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

Brookdale, NJ	51,016 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, #111

Brookdale, NJ	104,107 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Brookdale, NJ	119,532 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Brookdale, NJ	6.97%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Brookdale, NJ median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The New Jersey and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Brookdale, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	33.69%	$10,905, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.16%	$21,355, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.27%	$7,701, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.20%	$29,772, 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

Brookdale, NJ	116,875 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Brookdale, NJ	133,933 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

	Brookdale, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$103,804, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Black	$100,208, see rank	$46,640	$35,600
Hispanic	$101,587, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$135,875, see rank	$103,101	$73,244
One Race, Other	$81,750, see rank	$45,137	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Brookdale, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$34,485, see rank	$32,789	$25,788
25 to 44	$125,474, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$117,454, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$63,466, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Brookdale, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,745, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	3,758, 48.52%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,752, 73.23%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,752, 73.23%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,623, 95.31%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	129, 4.69%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,006, 26.77%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	3,987, 51.48%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,606, 65.36%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,606, 65.36%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,463, 94.51%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	143, 5.49%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,381, 34.64%, 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

	Brookdale, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,022, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,645, 72.58%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	328, 6.53%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	759, 15.11%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	112, 2.23%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	27, 0.54%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	151, 3.01%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Brookdale, NJ	34.5 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

	Brookdale, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,086	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	2,623, 51.57%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,110, 42.32%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	406, 15.48%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	715, 27.26%, 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	90, 3.43%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	211, 8.04%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	2,463, 48.43%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,476, 59.93%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	231, 9.38%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	700, 28.42%, 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	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	30, 1.22%, 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

	Brookdale, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,086, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	168, 3.30%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	367, 7.22%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	243, 4.78%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	605, 11.90%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	140, 2.75%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	301, 5.92%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	443, 8.71%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	750, 14.75%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,241, 24.40%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	280, 5.51%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	236, 4.64%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	312, 6.13%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Brookdale, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	396	4.08%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	99	4.04%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

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