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Edison, New Jersey Economy Profile



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 Edison, New Jersey United States
StateNew Jersey
CityEdison
Total population97,687 281,421,906
Male47,926138,053,563
Female49,761143,368,343
Median age (years)36.335.3
Total households35,136105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)69,74641,994

Edison, New Jersey Economy

67.35% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Edison, New Jersey. Among them 30.41% are females aged 16 and over. 74.62% of Edison, New Jersey workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 10.85% use public transportation (including taxicab). One point eight one percent of Edison, New Jersey residents work at home.

The total population of Edison, New Jersey is ninety-seven thousand, six hundred and eighty-seven people. The median household income in Edison, New Jersey is sixty-nine thousand, seven hundred and forty-six dollars. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 47.65% of all occupations. 5.23% of Edison, New Jersey population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 28.01% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 10.24% of occupations.

11.04% of families in Edison, New Jersey have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. Edison, New Jersey median household income is sixty-nine thousand, seven hundred and forty-six dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive fifty-three thousand, three hundred and three dollars, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid $36,829.

 Edison, New Jersey %, Edison, New Jersey United States
Population 16 years and over77,848  217,168,077
In labor force52,431 67.35%63.92%
- Civilian labor force52,409 67.32%63.39%
- - Employed50,253 64.55%59.73%
- - Unemployed2,156 2.77%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force4.1  5.8
- Armed Forces22 0.03%0.53%
Not in labor force25,417 32.65%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over39,878 51.23%51.66%
In labor force23,675 30.41%29.72%
- Civilian labor force23,675 30.41%29.65%
- - Employed22,678 29.13%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years7,295 9.37%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force3,990  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over49,244  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone36,748 74.62%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled5,006 10.17%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)5,343 10.85%4.73%
Walked990 2.01%2.93%
Other means268 0.54%1.19%
Worked at home889 1.81%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)32.7 0.07%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over50,253  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations23,944 47.65%33.65%
Service occupations4,449 8.85%14.86%
Sales and office occupations14,077 28.01%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations13 0.03%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations2,626 5.23%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations5,144 10.24%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining17 0.03%1.87%
Construction1,655 3.29%6.78%
Manufacturing6,932 13.79%14.1%
Wholesale trade2,418 4.81%3.6%
Retail trade5,754 11.45%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities3,177 6.32%5.2%
Information2,816 5.6%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing5,375 10.7%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services7,619 15.16%9.3%
Educational, health and social services8,932 17.77%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services2,470 4.92%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)1,651 3.29%4.87%
Public administration1,437 2.86%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers42,457 84.49%78.47%
Government workers6,010 11.96%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business1,684 3.35%6.63%
Unpaid family workers102 0.2%0.31%
 Edison, New Jersey %, Edison, New Jersey United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households35,118  105,539,122
Less than $10,0001,439 4.1%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,053 3.0%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9992,266 6.45%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9992,541 7.24%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9994,408 12.55%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9997,451 21.22%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9996,151 17.52%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9995,984 17.04%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,9992,135 6.08%2.2%
$200,000 or more1,690 4.81%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)69,746  41,994
With earnings30,508 39.19%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)82,953  56,604
With Social Security income7,681 9.87%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)12,284  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income830 1.07%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)7,122  6,320
With public assistance income455 0.58%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,874  3,032
With retirement income5,149 6.61%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)18,049  17,376
 
Families26,011  72,261,780
Less than $10,000594 2.28%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999444 1.71%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,221 4.69%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,560 6.0%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9992,871 11.04%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9995,617 21.59%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9995,138 19.75%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,9995,125 19.7%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,9991,917 7.37%2.75%
$200,000 or more1,524 5.86%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)77,976  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)30,148  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers53,303  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers36,829  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families859  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years509 59.25%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years226 26.31%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present263  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years190 72.24%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years73 27.76%42.27%
 
Individuals4,606  33,899,812
18 years and over3,470 75.34%65.35%
- 65 years and over658 14.29%9.7%
Related children under 18 years941 20.43%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years689 14.96%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,925 41.79%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.