Median NJ Income on the Rise, Poverty Declining, Census Bureau Data Shows

January 6, 2023 | njspotlightnews.org

Income rose almost universally throughout New Jersey at the end of the last decade, reducing poverty levels and helping ease the financial burden of housing costs, the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows.

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