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Fairfield, NJ Income and Careers

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As of 2005-2009, the per capita income of Fairfield is $41,814, which is higher than the state average of $34,566 and is much higher than the national average of $27,041. Fairfield median household income is $96,981, which has grown by 16.68% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 30.67% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Fairfield residents spend 23.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 30.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.2 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, see rank

Fairfield, NJ	41,814 USD
New Jersey	34,566 USD
U.S.	27,041 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fairfield, NJ	43,570 USD
New Jersey	37,801 USD
U.S.	29,050 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fairfield, NJ	53,827 USD
New Jersey	45,513 USD
U.S.	34,625 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fairfield, NJ	32,875 USD
New Jersey	30,591 USD
U.S.	23,628 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Fairfield, NJ	96,981 USD
New Jersey	68,981 USD
U.S.	51,425 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fairfield, NJ	117,648 USD
New Jersey	92,315 USD
U.S.	70,096 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

Fairfield, NJ	16.68%
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

	Fairfield, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	37.91%	$14,910, see rank	29.53%	$15,381	24.85%	$14,905
Social Security Income	38.83%	$19,718, see rank	27.40%	$16,275	27.06%	$14,966
Public Assistance Income	-0.04%	$0, see rank	2.10%	$3,688	2.39%	$3,363
Retirement Income	19.94%	$29,621, see rank	17.23%	$22,288	17.40%	$20,838

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Fairfield, NJ	113,363 USD
New Jersey	83,957 USD
U.S.	62,363 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fairfield, NJ	128,557 USD
New Jersey	107,639 USD
U.S.	81,537 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 2005-2009 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Fairfield, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$97,952, see rank	$74,715	$54,535
Hispanic	$49,661, see rank	$48,093	$40,946
Asian	$153,077, see rank	$96,884	$68,458
One Race, Other	$39,700, see rank	$44,351	$40,521

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Fairfield, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
25 to 44	$116,061, see rank	$76,313	$56,832
45 to 64	$113,500, see rank	$84,863	$63,121
65 or over	$53,426, see rank	$38,290	$32,753

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Fairfield, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,014, see rank	6,821,981	235,871,704
Male¹	2,740, 45.56%, see rank	48.31%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,042, 74.53%, see rank	73.41%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	2,042, 74.53%, see rank	73.14%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,920, 94.03%, see rank	93.13%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	122, 5.97%, see rank	6.87%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	698, 25.47%, see rank	26.59%	28.72%
Female¹	3,274, 54.44%, see rank	51.69%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,957, 59.77%, see rank	60.10%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	1,957, 59.77%, see rank	60.05%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,820, 93.00%, see rank	93.15%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	137, 7.00%, see rank	6.85%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,317, 40.23%, see rank	39.90%	40.90%

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 2005-2009 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Fairfield, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,631, 100%	4,102,839	138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,941, 81.00%, see rank	71.84%	75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	318, 8.76%, see rank	9.13%	10.52%
Public Transportation	202, 5.56%, see rank	10.41%	4.95%
Walked	21, 0.58%, see rank	3.31%	2.86%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.91%	1.72%
Worked at Home	149, 4.10%, see rank	3.41%	4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fairfield, NJ	23.0 minutes
New Jersey	30.0 minutes
U.S.	25.2 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 2005-2009 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Fairfield, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,740	4,217,343	141,303,145
Male¹	1,920, 51.34%, see rank	53.23%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	897, 46.72%, see rank	36.64%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	147, 7.66%, see rank	13.97%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	436, 22.71%, see rank	19.81%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	292, 15.21%, see rank	14.56%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	148, 7.71%, see rank	14.70%	18.26%
Female¹	1,820, 48.66%, see rank	46.77%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	697, 38.30%, see rank	41.58%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	183, 10.05%, see rank	17.61%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	894, 49.12%, see rank	35.20%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.47%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	46, 2.53%, see rank	5.07%	6.09%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Fairfield, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,740, 100%	4,217,343	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.37%	1.82%
Construction	354, 9.47%, see rank	6.31%	7.45%
Manufacturing	276, 7.38%, see rank	9.51%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	186, 4.97%, see rank	3.90%	3.20%
Retail Trade	501, 13.40%, see rank	11.16%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	108, 2.89%, see rank	5.75%	5.08%
Information	131, 3.50%, see rank	3.27%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	381, 10.19%, see rank	9.19%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	483, 12.91%, see rank	12.05%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	660, 17.65%, see rank	21.82%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	134, 3.58%, see rank	7.60%	8.77%
Public Administration	162, 4.33%, see rank	4.64%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	364, 9.73%, see rank	4.41%	4.84%

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Fairfield, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	220	2.95%, see rank	8.81%	13.47%
Family in Poverty	59	2.75%, see rank	6.51%	9.86%

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical poverty level data.