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Lowest median household income, New Jersey cities · 2000

New Jersey cities with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 247 cities in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Crestwood, NJNJ7,830$22,615+0%

02Asbury Park, NJNJ15,632$23,081+0%

03Camden, NJNJ71,430$23,421+0%

04Wildwood, NJNJ5,068$23,981+0%

05Leisure, NJNJ5,751$24,496+0%

06Salem, NJNJ5,389$25,846+0%

07Holiday City-Berkeley, NJNJ12,995$26,900+0%

08Newark, NJNJ323,808$26,913+0%

09Bridgeton, NJNJ28,307$26,923+0%

10Atlantic City, NJNJ38,787$26,969+0%

11Union City, NJNJ66,656$30,642+0%

12Lakewood, NJNJ69,585$30,769+0%

13Trenton, NJNJ91,506$31,074+0%

14West New York, NJNJ53,192$31,980+0%

15East Orange, NJNJ72,159$32,346+0%

16Paterson, NJNJ161,793$32,778+0%

17Villas, NJNJ9,735$33,563+0%

18Passaic, NJNJ71,337$33,594+0%

19Elizabeth, NJNJ141,675$35,175+0%

20Paulsboro, NJNJ6,329$35,569+0%

21Lindenwold, NJNJ21,952$36,080+0%

22New Brunswick, NJNJ57,133$36,080+0%

23Keansburg, NJNJ9,818$36,383+0%

24Gloucester City, NJNJ11,643$36,855+0%

25Pleasantville, NJNJ20,853$36,913+0%

26Phillipsburg, NJNJ15,456$37,368+0%

27Perth Amboy, NJNJ56,739$37,608+0%

28Jersey City, NJNJ302,013$37,862+0%

29Long Branch, NJNJ33,321$38,651+0%

30Carneys Point, NJNJ8,050$39,976+0%

31Vineland, NJNJ62,703$40,076+0%

32Millville, NJNJ28,098$40,378+0%

33Fairview, NJNJ15,509$40,393+0%

34Runnemede, NJNJ8,443$41,126+0%

35Harrison, NJNJ22,105$41,350+0%

36Fort Dix, NJNJ7,984$41,397+0%

37Bayonne, NJNJ74,744$41,566+0%

38Newton, NJNJ8,486$41,667+0%

39Mystic Island, NJNJ8,259$41,674+0%

40Woodbury, NJNJ10,130$41,827+0%

41Pine Hill, NJNJ10,909$42,035+0%

42Clementon, NJNJ5,744$42,207+0%

43Somers Point, NJNJ10,590$42,222+0%

44Ventnor City, NJNJ9,345$42,478+0%

45Garfield, NJNJ33,353$42,748+0%

46Glendora, NJNJ5,431$42,801+0%

47Burlington, NJNJ10,243$43,115+0%

48Hammonton, NJNJ15,060$43,137+0%

49Collingswood, NJNJ14,386$43,175+0%

50Lodi, NJNJ26,187$43,421+0%

51Keyport, NJNJ7,235$43,869+0%

52Ocean City, NJNJ11,101$44,158+0%

53Williamstown, NJNJ14,705$44,200+0%

54Guttenberg, NJNJ11,910$44,515+0%

55Brigantine, NJNJ7,658$44,639+0%

56Bellmawr, NJNJ11,874$44,653+0%

57Belmar, NJNJ5,853$44,896+0%

58Franklin, NJNJ5,083$44,985+0%

59Glassboro, NJNJ24,483$44,992+0%

60Browns Mills, NJNJ9,672$45,008+0%

61Barrington, NJNJ7,155$45,148+0%

62Beach Haven West, NJNJ5,120$45,508+0%

63Haledon, NJNJ9,125$45,599+0%

64Wallington, NJNJ12,092$45,656+0%

65Margate City, NJNJ5,194$45,876+0%

66Golden Triangle, NJNJ5,765$46,266+0%

67Cliffside Park, NJNJ26,539$46,288+0%

68Linden, NJNJ45,752$46,345+0%

69Prospect Park, NJNJ6,450$46,434+0%

70Plainfield, NJNJ57,141$46,683+0%

71Bound Brook, NJNJ13,038$46,858+0%

72Somerdale, NJNJ5,823$46,898+0%

73Washington, NJNJ7,326$47,000+0%

74Carteret, NJNJ25,781$47,148+0%

75Red Bank, NJNJ12,896$47,282+0%

76Pennsville, NJNJ12,233$47,494+0%

77Kearny, NJNJ40,862$47,757+0%

78Palisades Park, NJNJ20,317$48,015+0%

79Freehold, NJNJ12,562$48,654+0%

80Cape May Court House, NJNJ5,628$48,902+0%

81Audubon, NJNJ8,825$49,250+0%

82Hackensack, NJNJ46,380$49,316+0%

83Echelon, NJNJ13,284$49,410+0%

84Pitman, NJNJ8,961$49,743+0%

85Little Ferry, NJNJ11,099$49,958+0%

86East Rutherford, NJNJ10,566$50,163+0%

87South Amboy, NJNJ10,403$50,529+0%

88Clifton, NJNJ91,127$50,619+0%

89Rahway, NJNJ31,010$50,729+0%

90Stratford, NJNJ7,200$50,977+0%

91Raritan, NJNJ8,516$51,122+0%

92Palmyra, NJNJ7,664$51,150+0%

93Somerville, NJNJ14,665$51,237+0%

94Roselle, NJNJ23,261$51,254+0%

95Manville, NJNJ10,932$51,258+0%

96North Arlington, NJNJ16,601$51,787+0%

97Ridgefield Park, NJNJ13,372$51,825+0%

98Hackettstown, NJNJ10,185$51,955+0%

99Madison Park, NJNJ9,124$52,263+0%

100Marlton, NJNJ10,922$52,271+0%

101Elmwood Park, NJNJ21,534$52,319+0%

102South River, NJNJ16,262$52,324+0%

103Garwood, NJNJ5,390$52,571+0%

104Mays Landing, NJNJ6,406$52,628+0%

105Pomona, NJNJ7,995$52,796+0%

106Ocean Acres, NJNJ19,204$53,169+0%

107Clayton, NJNJ9,041$53,219+0%

108Highland Park, NJNJ15,259$53,250+0%

109Dover, NJNJ18,919$53,423+0%

110Roselle Park, NJNJ15,603$53,717+0%

111Eatontown, NJNJ13,607$53,833+0%

112Ridgefield, NJNJ11,547$54,081+0%

113Avenel, NJNJ17,121$54,929+0%

114Carlstadt, NJNJ6,410$55,058+0%

115North Plainfield, NJNJ22,879$55,322+0%

116Hawthorne, NJNJ20,169$55,340+0%

117Forked River, NJNJ5,196$55,433+0%

118Toms River, NJNJ94,956$55,659+0%

119Absecon, NJNJ9,209$55,745+0%

120Spotswood, NJNJ8,236$55,833+0%

121Point Pleasant, NJNJ19,712$55,987+0%

122Wharton, NJNJ7,618$56,580+0%

123Northfield, NJNJ8,496$56,875+0%

124Butler, NJNJ8,184$57,455+0%

125Morristown, NJNJ20,750$57,563+0%

126Laurence Harbor, NJNJ6,191$57,997+0%

127Fort Lee, NJNJ40,345$58,161+0%

128Englewood, NJNJ30,035$58,379+0%

129Haddon Heights, NJNJ7,609$58,424+0%

130Country Lake Estates, NJNJ5,055$58,859+0%

131Sayreville, NJNJ46,787$58,919+0%

132Beachwood, NJNJ11,340$59,022+0%

133New Milford, NJNJ17,133$59,118+0%

134Dunellen, NJNJ8,337$59,205+0%

135Jamesburg, NJNJ5,819$59,461+0%

136Secaucus, NJNJ22,640$59,800+0%

137Bogota, NJNJ9,816$59,813+0%

138Westwood, NJNJ11,365$59,868+0%

139Kenilworth, NJNJ8,602$59,929+0%

140Union Beach, NJNJ5,708$59,946+0%

141Linwood, NJNJ7,051$60,000+0%

142White Horse, NJNJ10,507$60,061+0%

143Berlin, NJNJ7,628$60,286+0%

144Totowa, NJNJ11,166$60,408+0%

145Woodbridge, NJNJ20,756$60,594+0%

146Middlesex, NJNJ14,740$60,723+0%

147Wood-Ridge, NJNJ10,341$60,949+0%

148Rockaway, NJNJ6,631$61,002+0%

149Fords, NJNJ12,771$61,015+0%

150Cherry Hill Mall, NJNJ14,541$61,620+0%

151Maywood, NJNJ10,166$62,113+0%

152Bergenfield, NJNJ28,754$62,172+0%

153Budd Lake, NJNJ10,650$62,540+0%

154Hoboken, NJNJ59,027$62,550+0%

155Twin Rivers, NJNJ8,382$62,760+0%

156Manasquan, NJNJ5,954$63,079+0%

157Edgewater, NJNJ15,499$63,455+0%

158Matawan, NJNJ9,768$63,594+0%

159Rutherford, NJNJ19,132$63,820+0%

160Hightstown, NJNJ6,007$64,299+0%

161Hasbrouck Heights, NJNJ12,211$64,529+0%

162Boonton, NJNJ8,920$65,322+0%

163Iselin, NJNJ19,551$65,424+0%

164Dumont, NJNJ18,501$65,490+0%

165Pompton Lakes, NJNJ11,246$65,648+0%

166Hopatcong, NJNJ14,824$65,799+0%

167Somerset, NJNJ22,720$65,831+0%

168Wanaque, NJNJ11,418$66,113+0%

169Princeton Meadows, NJNJ15,561$66,415+0%

170Mount Arlington, NJNJ5,985$67,213+0%

171Princeton, NJNJ31,469$67,346+0%

172Colonia, NJNJ18,587$67,372+0%

173South Plainfield, NJNJ24,891$67,466+0%

174Bloomingdale, NJNJ7,853$67,885+0%

175Ashland, NJNJ9,320$68,063+0%

176Milltown, NJNJ7,103$68,429+0%

177Tinton Falls, NJNJ19,539$68,697+0%

178Moorestown-Lenola, NJNJ14,625$68,770+0%

179Lincoln Park, NJNJ10,950$69,050+0%

180Ramblewood, NJNJ6,611$71,230+0%

181Oceanport, NJNJ6,540$71,458+0%

182River Edge, NJNJ12,159$71,792+0%

183West Long Branch, NJNJ8,625$71,852+0%

184Fair Lawn, NJNJ37,128$72,127+0%

185Beckett, NJNJ5,017$72,156+0%

186Leonia, NJNJ9,441$72,440+0%

187West Freehold, NJNJ14,883$72,577+0%

188Ramtown, NJNJ6,203$73,339+0%

189Old Bridge, NJNJ28,236$73,824+0%

190Kendall Park, NJNJ10,011$74,438+0%

191Emerson, NJNJ7,371$74,556+0%

192North Haledon, NJNJ9,089$74,700+0%

193Waldwick, NJNJ10,252$75,532+0%

194Metuchen, NJNJ15,363$75,546+0%

195Midland Park, NJNJ7,039$76,462+0%

196Paramus, NJNJ26,723$76,918+0%

197Dayton, NJNJ7,952$79,050+0%

198Heathcote, NJNJ7,717$80,303+0%

199Ringwood, NJNJ11,853$81,636+0%

200Lake Mohawk, NJNJ9,508$81,699+0%

201Roseland, NJNJ6,417$82,499+0%

202Madison, NJNJ16,607$82,847+0%

203Hillsdale, NJNJ10,214$82,904+0%

204White Meadow Lake, NJNJ8,842$83,708+0%

205Closter, NJNJ8,663$83,918+0%

206Cresskill, NJNJ9,257$84,692+0%

207Morris Plains, NJNJ6,586$84,806+0%

208Fanwood, NJNJ8,035$85,233+0%

209Greentree, NJNJ11,537$85,816+0%

210Strathmore, NJNJ6,708$85,890+0%

211Oakland, NJNJ12,837$86,629+0%

212Park Ridge, NJNJ9,571$86,632+0%

213Haddonfield, NJNJ12,740$86,872+0%

214Ramsey, NJNJ14,925$88,187+0%

215Florham Park, NJNJ14,456$88,706+0%

216Yorketown, NJNJ7,261$89,351+0%

217Monmouth Junction, NJNJ9,141$89,598+0%

218Tenafly, NJNJ15,237$90,931+0%

219New Providence, NJNJ14,092$90,964+0%

220Oradell, NJNJ8,293$91,014+0%

221Norwood, NJNJ5,817$92,447+0%

222Summit, NJNJ23,314$92,964+0%

223Montvale, NJNJ10,113$93,031+0%

224East Freehold, NJNJ5,096$93,548+0%

225Little Silver, NJNJ6,124$94,094+0%

226Lincroft, NJNJ6,939$94,199+0%

227Springdale, NJNJ15,173$96,412+0%

228Mountainside, NJNJ7,346$97,195+0%

229Fair Haven, NJNJ6,096$97,220+0%

230Westfield, NJNJ32,595$98,390+0%

231Morganville, NJNJ5,902$99,035+0%

232Harrington Park, NJNJ5,052$100,302+0%

233Watchung, NJNJ6,583$101,944+0%

234Chatham, NJNJ10,027$101,991+0%

235Old Tappan, NJNJ6,686$102,127+0%

236Bernardsville, NJNJ7,966$104,162+0%

237Glen Rock, NJNJ12,288$104,192+0%

238Ridgewood, NJNJ26,527$104,286+0%

239Glen Ridge, NJNJ8,259$105,638+0%

240Allendale, NJNJ7,116$105,704+0%

241Kinnelon, NJNJ10,138$105,991+0%

242Englewood Cliffs, NJNJ5,384$106,478+0%

243North Caldwell, NJNJ6,815$117,395+0%

244Rumson, NJNJ7,157$120,865+0%

245Woodcliff Lake, NJNJ6,193$123,022+0%

246Upper Saddle River, NJNJ8,650$127,635+0%

247Franklin Lakes, NJNJ11,180$132,373+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES