Cheektowaga, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cheektowaga	New York	National
Income per capita	$47,042	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$81,678	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$97,279	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$56,720	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$59,020	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,079	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.5%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cheektowaga is 5% higher than the national average
The median household income in Cheektowaga is equal to the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cheektowaga is 27% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Cheektowaga is 37% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,446 $81,678 $163,356

City

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

State

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

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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Cheektowaga median earnings by income bracket

Cheektowaga employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.5%	9.5%
Manufacturing sector	15.6%	15.6%
Financial & insurance services	5.2%	5.2%
Wholesale & retail services	16.8%	16.8%
Public administration	4.8%	4.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.2%	8.2%
Education, health & social services	12.5%	12.5%
Other	24.9%	24.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Clarence Center, NY	3,300	$175,860	116.2%
Elma Center, NY	3,902	$140,353	72.6%
Orchard Park, NY	3,242	$138,484	70.3%
Harris Hill, NY	6,197	$126,828	55.9%
Town Line, NY	1,821	$126,594	55.6%
Cheektowaga, NY	76,395	$81,678	0.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Jacksonville, NC	76,345	$68,857	15.3%
Appleton, WI	76,203	$91,040	11.9%
Camden, NJ	76,587	$42,470	47.8%
Rochester Hills, MI	76,612	$149,532	83.9%
Union City, CA	76,617	$178,726	119.7%
Cheektowaga, NY	76,395	$81,678	0.4%

Source: The Cheektowaga, 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.