Afton, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

7%

Household income NAT. AVG.

92%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Afton	New York	National
Income per capita	$35,835	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$75,281	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$95,789	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$44,661	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$54,248	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,573	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	9.4%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.8%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Afton is 20% lower than the national average
The median household income in Afton is 7% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Afton is 92% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Afton is 11% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,182 $75,281 $150,562

City

$59,984 $89,985 $179,970

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Afton median earnings by income bracket

Afton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.4%	18.4%
Manufacturing sector	27.0%	27.0%
Financial & insurance services	3.2%	3.2%
Wholesale & retail services	16.8%	16.8%
Public administration	5.9%	5.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.1%	1.1%
Education, health & social services	13.5%	13.5%
Other	13.0%	13.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Windsor, NY	1,125	$106,750	31.3%
Guilford, NY	208	$79,794	1.9%
Greene, NY	1,560	$76,152	6.4%
Unadilla, NY	936	$69,156	15.0%
Smithville Flats, NY	330	$68,783	15.4%
Afton, NY	1,168	$75,281	7.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fowler, CO	1,168	$51,791	36.3%
Webster, FL	1,168	$89,533	10.1%
Moreauville, LA	1,168	$48,096	40.9%
Maysville, MO	1,168	$79,628	2.1%
Alamo, NV	1,168	$84,347	3.7%
Afton, NY	1,168	$75,281	7.4%

Source: The Afton, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.