Buffalo, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

40%

Household income NAT. AVG.

25%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Buffalo	New York	National
Income per capita	$21,566	$34,212	$29,829
Median household income	$33,119	$60,741	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$52,050	$83,277	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$22,316	$38,983	$35,192
Median earnings male	$27,243	$40,464	$36,919
Median earnings female	$22,724	$30,906	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	31.2%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Buffalo is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Buffalo is 40% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Buffalo is 25% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Buffalo is 107% higher than the national average

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$22,077 $33,119 $66,238

City

$40,489 $60,741 $121,482

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Buffalo employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.3%	0.6%
Manufacturing sector	13.2%	0.3%
Financial & insurance services	4.5%	6.2%
Wholesale & retail services	14.0%	11.7%
Public administration	5.3%	3.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.0%	2.9%
Education, health & social services	17.5%	42.4%
Other	31.2%	26.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Clarence Center, NY	2,341	$102,031	84.4%
Rapids, NY	1,590	$95,956	73.4%
Harris Hill, NY	5,761	$87,143	57.5%
Orchard Park, NY	3,197	$85,821	55.1%
Clarence, NY	2,927	$85,078	53.8%
Buffalo, NY	258,989	$33,119	40.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Burnaby, BC	258,827	n/a
Kitchener, ON	259,162	n/a
Chula Vista, CA	260,598	$66,956	21.0%
Fort Wayne, IN	260,954	$44,449	19.7%
Jersey City, NJ	261,666	$60,703	9.7%
Buffalo, NY	258,989	$33,119	40.1%

Source: The Buffalo, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).