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Sayreville, NJ Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sayreville is $34,685, which is about the same as the state average of $36,359 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Sayreville median household income is $81,136, which has grown by 37.71% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 30.67% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sayreville residents spend 35.1 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, #294

Sayreville, NJ	34,685 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

Sayreville, NJ	46,889 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

Sayreville, NJ	53,336 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

Sayreville, NJ	38,533 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, #219

Sayreville, NJ	81,136 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sayreville, NJ	93,574 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #166

Sayreville, NJ	37.71%
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

	Sayreville, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.38%	$7,979, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.59%	$18,186, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.66%	$6,213, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.52%	$22,991, 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

Sayreville, NJ	91,837 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sayreville, NJ	105,536 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

	Sayreville, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$72,952, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Black	$87,841, see rank	$46,640	$35,600
Hispanic	$69,286, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$102,426, see rank	$103,101	$73,244
One Race, Other	$61,161, see rank	$45,137	$40,300
Two or More Races	$49,451, see rank	$59,161	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Sayreville, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$32,196, see rank	$32,789	$25,788
25 to 44	$87,372, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$95,222, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$45,105, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Sayreville, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	35,702, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	17,674, 49.50%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	12,767, 72.24%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	23, 0.13%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	12,744, 72.11%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	11,612, 91.12%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,132, 8.88%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,907, 27.76%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	18,028, 50.50%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	11,243, 62.36%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	11,243, 62.36%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	10,343, 92.00%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	900, 8.00%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,785, 37.64%, 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

	Sayreville, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	21,539, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	16,341, 75.87%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,914, 8.89%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,958, 9.09%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	275, 1.28%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	122, 0.57%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	929, 4.31%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sayreville, NJ	35.1 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

	Sayreville, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,955	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	11,612, 52.89%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,191, 36.09%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,686, 14.52%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,984, 17.09%, see rank	18.56%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	24, 0.21%, see rank	0.26%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,099, 9.46%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,009, 17.30%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	10,343, 47.11%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,594, 44.42%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,595, 15.42%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,757, 36.32%, 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	397, 3.84%, 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

	Sayreville, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,955, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	34, 0.15%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	1,169, 5.32%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,068, 9.42%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	611, 2.78%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,429, 11.06%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,740, 7.93%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	640, 2.92%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,044, 9.31%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,858, 13.02%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	5,485, 24.98%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,283, 5.84%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	875, 3.99%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	719, 3.27%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Sayreville, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,387	5.46%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	493	4.24%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

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