i also think NJ is the richest state in the union?
The median, or midpoint, of household income in the nation was $44,684 last year, while in New Jersey it was $61,359. National per capita income - the average income earned per person - was $24,020 nationally, but $30,485 in New Jersey. Connecticut was No. 2, at $60,528.
National per capita income - the average income earned per person - was $24,020 nationally, but $30,485 in New Jersey.
While the percentage of people living in poverty in 2004 was 13 percent across the nation, in New Jersey it was 8.5 percent.