Corning, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

22%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Corning	New York	National
Income per capita	$35,669	$34,212	$29,829
Median household income	$51,160	$60,741	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$80,235	$83,277	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$31,290	$38,983	$35,192
Median earnings male	$46,472	$40,464	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,367	$30,906	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	16.2%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Corning is 20% higher than the national average
The median household income in Corning is 8% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Corning is 22% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Corning is 7% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$34,103 $51,160 $102,320

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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Corning median earnings by income bracket

Corning employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.7%	5.7%
Manufacturing sector	31.4%	31.4%
Financial & insurance services	3.4%	3.4%
Wholesale & retail services	11.3%	11.3%
Public administration	5.7%	5.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.5%	2.5%
Education, health & social services	12.1%	12.1%
Other	27.3%	27.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gang Mills, NY	4,723	$125,203	126.3%
West Elmira, NY	4,745	$76,784	38.8%
Millerton, PA	406	$75,000	35.6%
Big Flats, NY	5,523	$74,514	34.7%
Odessa, NY	542	$73,438	32.7%
Corning, NY	10,642	$51,160	7.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Timonium, MD	10,642	$106,513	92.5%
Lansdowne, PA	10,637	$63,224	14.3%
Forestville, OH	10,648	$73,225	32.4%
Millington, TN	10,650	$51,728	6.5%
New Port Richey East, FL	10,651	$38,313	30.7%
Corning, NY	10,642	$51,160	7.5%

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