Brightwaters, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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92%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

147%

Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Brightwaters	New York	National
Income per capita	$86,031	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$200,844	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$204,121	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$68,516	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$105,296	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$89,852	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	0.4%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Brightwaters is 92% higher than the national average
The median household income in Brightwaters is 147% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Brightwaters is 27% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Brightwaters is 97% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$133,882 $200,844 $401,688

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Brightwaters median earnings by income bracket

Brightwaters employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.0%	12.0%
Manufacturing sector	3.7%	3.7%
Financial & insurance services	10.2%	10.2%
Wholesale & retail services	11.8%	11.8%
Public administration	7.4%	7.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.2%	2.2%
Education, health & social services	17.8%	17.8%
Other	32.4%	32.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Laurel Hollow, NY	2,019	$379,136	366.2%
Cold Spring Harbor, NY	2,967	$371,740	357.1%
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Head of the Harbor, NY	1,506	$323,823	298.1%
Lloyd Harbor, NY	3,758	$301,464	270.7%
Brightwaters, NY	3,144	$200,844	146.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Johnson Creek, WI	3,143	$131,683	61.9%
Kaunakakai, HI	3,145	$79,933	1.7%
Wildwood Crest, NJ	3,145	$87,891	8.1%
Eagle Lake, MN	3,142	$110,755	36.2%
Wormleysburg, PA	3,142	$102,955	26.6%
Brightwaters, NY	3,144	$200,844	146.9%

Source: The Brightwaters, 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.