Colonie, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

70%

Household income NAT. AVG.

73%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Colonie	New York	National
Income per capita	$54,897	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$138,332	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$149,742	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$93,037	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$60,621	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$62,844	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.3%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.4%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Colonie is 22% higher than the national average
The median household income in Colonie is 70% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Colonie is 73% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Colonie is 71% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$92,212 $138,332 $276,664

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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Colonie median earnings by income bracket

Colonie employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.9%	12.9%
Manufacturing sector	4.5%	4.5%
Financial & insurance services	6.2%	6.2%
Wholesale & retail services	17.6%	17.6%
Public administration	9.4%	9.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.5%	7.5%
Education, health & social services	17.4%	17.4%
Other	24.0%	24.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Duane Lake, NY	222	$206,294	153.6%
Country Knolls, NY	5,429	$179,416	120.6%
Niskayuna, NY	20,358	$161,987	99.2%
West Sand Lake, NY	3,495	$154,727	90.2%
Voorheesville, NY	2,868	$141,541	74.0%
Colonie, NY	7,965	$138,332	70.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sebastopol, CA	7,965	$125,125	53.8%
Lincolnshire, IL	7,966	$197,500	142.8%
Wahpeton, ND	7,963	$66,479	18.3%
Fort Frances, ON	7,960	n/a
South Cleveland, TN	7,971	$81,211	0.2%
Colonie, NY	7,965	$138,332	70.1%

Source: The Colonie, 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.