Clayton, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

5%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Clayton	New York	National
Income per capita	$50,933	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$77,412	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$114,016	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$37,791	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$68,895	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$44,932	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.2%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Clayton is 13% higher than the national average
The median household income in Clayton is 5% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Clayton is 33% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Clayton is 19% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,602 $77,412 $154,824

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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Clayton median earnings by income bracket

Clayton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.5%	18.5%
Manufacturing sector	5.5%	5.5%
Financial & insurance services	3.7%	3.7%
Wholesale & retail services	12.8%	12.8%
Public administration	23.1%	23.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.4%	2.4%
Education, health & social services	11.0%	11.0%
Other	22.3%	22.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Plessis, NY	378	$191,370	135.3%
Pamelia Center, NY	454	$156,685	92.6%
Depauville, NY	230	$140,428	72.7%
Chaumont, NY	717	$107,568	32.3%
Fishers Landing, NY	78	$95,051	16.9%
Clayton, NY	2,009	$77,412	4.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Porterdale, GA	2,009	$33,546	58.8%
Milo, ME	2,009	$54,641	32.8%
Questa, NM	2,009	$61,943	23.8%
Louise, MB	2,009	n/a
Oxford House 24, MB	2,009	n/a
Clayton, NY	2,009	$77,412	4.8%

Source: The Clayton, 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.