East Islip, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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62%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

101%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	East Islip	New York	National
Income per capita	$48,223	$34,212	$29,829
Median household income	$111,423	$60,741	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$120,225	$83,277	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$58,083	$38,983	$35,192
Median earnings male	$65,498	$40,464	$36,919
Median earnings female	$43,420	$30,906	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.8%	4.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.2%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in East Islip is 62% higher than the national average
The median household income in East Islip is 101% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in East Islip is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in East Islip is 66% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$74,274 $111,423 $222,846

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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East Islip median earnings by income bracket

East Islip employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.5%	11.5%
Manufacturing sector	7.0%	7.0%
Financial & insurance services	6.6%	6.6%
Wholesale & retail services	15.1%	15.1%
Public administration	5.6%	5.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.2%	7.2%
Education, health & social services	11.9%	11.9%
Other	32.5%	32.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cold Spring Harbor, NY	2,864	$250,001	351.9%
Huntington Bay, NY	1,614	$250,001	351.9%
Head of the Harbor, NY	1,454	$215,833	290.1%
Lloyd Harbor, NY	3,663	$203,846	268.5%
Eatons Neck, NY	1,293	$180,568	226.4%
East Islip, NY	12,722	$111,423	101.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Geneva, NY	12,720	$42,472	23.2%
Wickliffe, OH	12,720	$67,356	21.8%
Tehachapi, CA	12,718	$47,039	15.0%
Port Neches, TX	12,729	$75,164	35.9%
Orangeburg, SC	12,713	$28,587	48.3%
East Islip, NY	12,722	$111,423	101.4%

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