N.J.’s median income down in 2010

Census figures show New Jerseyans had less money in their pockets in 2010 even though the recession officially ended in mid-2009, the AP reports.

American Community Survey estimates show the 2010 median household income in New Jersey was $67,681. That’s down 2.7 percent from the year before and 2.9 percent less than the inflation-adjusted total of $69,674 in 2006.

Median household income saw a decline in 13 of the state’s 21 counties compared with 2009. Morris and Camden sustained the biggest drops of more than 7 percent. New Jersey remains second in the nation in terms of median household income. Maryland had the highest median income of $68,854 in 2010.

The American Community Survey queries 3 million households. Figures are sometimes supplemented with data from the Current Population Survey to establish historical trends.