Cato, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

69%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cato	New York	National
Income per capita	$38,139	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$82,059	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$96,650	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$44,353	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$75,867	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$37,786	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.5%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.8%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cato is 15% lower than the national average
The median household income in Cato is 1% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cato is 69% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Cato is 29% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,700 $82,059 $164,118

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Cato employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.2%	18.2%
Manufacturing sector	20.7%	20.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	25.6%	25.6%
Public administration	10.7%	10.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.0%	5.0%
Education, health & social services	5.0%	5.0%
Other	14.9%	14.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Meridian, NY	286	$144,679	77.9%
Baldwinsville, NY	7,909	$103,159	26.8%
Marcellus, NY	2,273	$97,675	20.1%
Fair Haven, NY	1,025	$97,121	19.4%
Jordan, NY	1,489	$94,924	16.7%
Cato, NY	502	$82,059	0.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Walsh, CO	502	$45,063	44.6%
Roopville, GA	502	$127,338	56.6%
Bay View Gardens, IL	502	$52,994	34.8%
Burnettsville, IN	502	$69,114	15.0%
Cawood, KY	502	$55,567	31.7%
Cato, NY	502	$82,059	0.9%

Source: The Cato, 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.