Dryden, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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12%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

24%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Dryden	New York	National
Income per capita	$50,166	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$90,352	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$156,274	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$42,710	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$67,824	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,671	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	22.6%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Dryden is 12% higher than the national average
The median household income in Dryden is 11% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Dryden is 24% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Dryden is 49% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,228 $90,352 $180,704

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Dryden median earnings by income bracket

Dryden employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.4%	5.4%
Manufacturing sector	6.9%	6.9%
Financial & insurance services	6.1%	6.1%
Wholesale & retail services	13.8%	13.8%
Public administration	9.8%	9.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.1%	1.1%
Education, health & social services	35.8%	35.8%
Other	21.1%	21.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Blodgett Mills, NY	217	$208,924	156.9%
Cayuga Heights, NY	3,726	$142,663	75.4%
East Ithaca, NY	2,214	$129,018	58.6%
Cortland West, NY	1,352	$128,520	58.0%
South Hill, NY	6,699	$117,511	44.5%
Dryden, NY	2,184	$90,352	11.1%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wheeler AFB, HI	2,184	$97,305	19.6%
East Jordan, MI	2,184	$69,539	14.5%
Red Lodge, MT	2,184	$72,246	11.2%
North Judson, IN	2,185	$71,132	12.5%
Leith-Hatfield, PA	2,185	$104,628	28.6%
Dryden, NY	2,184	$90,352	11.1%

Source: The Dryden, 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.