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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sewaren is $36,530, which is about the same as the state average of $36,359 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Sewaren median household income is $80,125, which has grown by 28.44% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 30.67% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sewaren residents spend 31.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as 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, #271

Sewaren, NJ	36,530 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

Sewaren, NJ	39,797 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

Sewaren, NJ	48,036 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

Sewaren, NJ	37,292 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, #233

Sewaren, NJ	80,125 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sewaren, NJ	98,240 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #258

Sewaren, NJ	28.44%
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

	Sewaren, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.88%	$5,592, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.43%	$19,743, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.12%	$0, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.32%	$17,394, 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

Sewaren, NJ	97,426 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sewaren, NJ	107,679 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

	Sewaren, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$77,823, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Black	$104,250, see rank	$46,640	$35,600
Hispanic	$80,875, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$107,969, see rank	$103,101	$73,244

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Sewaren, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
25 to 44	$57,156, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$123,387, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$42,321, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Sewaren, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,043, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	1,019, 49.88%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	828, 81.26%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	828, 81.26%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	717, 86.59%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	111, 13.41%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	191, 18.74%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	1,024, 50.12%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	740, 72.27%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	740, 72.27%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	718, 97.03%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	22, 2.97%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	284, 27.73%, 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

	Sewaren, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,427, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,209, 84.72%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	40, 2.80%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	170, 11.91%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	8, 0.56%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sewaren, NJ	31.9 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

	Sewaren, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,435	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	717, 49.97%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	213, 29.71%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	69, 9.62%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	152, 21.20%, see rank	18.56%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	24, 3.35%, see rank	0.26%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	88, 12.27%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	134, 18.69%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	718, 50.03%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	343, 47.77%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	129, 17.97%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	206, 28.69%, 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	40, 5.57%, 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

	Sewaren, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,435, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7, 0.49%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	158, 11.01%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	55, 3.83%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	56, 3.90%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	95, 6.62%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	162, 11.29%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	39, 2.72%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	54, 3.76%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	254, 17.70%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	323, 22.51%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	81, 5.64%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	84, 5.85%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	67, 4.67%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Sewaren, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	50	2.14%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

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