Why Is This Important?

Social determinants of health, such as income and poverty, have a major impact on health, well-being, and quality of life.

Definition

Average income per person (in dollars) Income includes wages and salaries from jobs (earnings), Social Security payments, pensions, child support, public assistance, annuities, money derived from rental properties, interest, dividends, and other sources.[https://www.census.gov/newsroom/blogs/random-samplings/2010/09/income-vs-earnings.html ^1^]

Data Source

How the Measure is Calculated

How Do We Compare With the U.S.?

Per capita income, as well as mean and median household, family, and individual income, are higher in New Jersey than in the nation as a whole.[https://data.census.gov/table?q=S0201:%20SELECTED%20POPULATION%20PROFILE%20IN%20THE%20UNITED%20STATES&g=010XX00US_040XX00US34 ^2^]

More Resources

U.S. Census Bureau, [https://data.census.gov/cedsci/ data.census.gov] U.S. Census Bureau, [https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0400000US34, New Jersey Profile] Healthy People 2030: [https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/economic-stability Economic Stability]

Footnote References

1. [https://www.census.gov/newsroom/blogs/random-samplings/2010/09/income-vs-earnings.html Income vs. Earnings], U.S. Census Bureau 2. [https://data.census.gov/table?q=S0201:%20SELECTED%20POPULATION%20PROFILE%20IN%20THE%20UNITED%20STATES&g=010XX00US_040XX00US34 Table S0201], American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau