Big Flats, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

36%

Household income NAT. AVG.

67%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Big Flats	New York	National
Income per capita	$57,653	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$110,760	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$127,203	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$77,297	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$69,118	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,479	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.6%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	1.4%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Big Flats is 28% higher than the national average
The median household income in Big Flats is 36% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Big Flats is 67% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Big Flats is 91% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$73,832 $110,760 $221,520

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Big Flats employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.7%	1.7%
Manufacturing sector	24.3%	24.3%
Financial & insurance services	2.4%	2.4%
Wholesale & retail services	20.3%	20.3%
Public administration	7.8%	7.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.9%	7.9%
Education, health & social services	9.9%	9.9%
Other	20.8%	20.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gang Mills, NY	4,860	$185,205	127.7%
West Elmira, NY	4,911	$113,512	39.6%
Odessa, NY	555	$111,272	36.8%
Millerton, PA	414	$110,448	35.8%
Horseheads North, NY	2,670	$100,912	24.1%
Big Flats, NY	5,674	$110,760	36.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Anamosa, IA	5,674	$63,503	21.9%
Ulysses, KS	5,677	$76,788	5.6%
Stroudsburg, PA	5,677	$65,038	20.0%
Waynesboro, GA	5,670	$59,084	27.4%
Exeter, PA	5,678	$78,295	3.7%
Big Flats, NY	5,674	$110,760	36.2%

Source: The Big Flats, 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.