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

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59%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

105%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	East Islip	New York	National
Income per capita	$71,157	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$166,395	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$179,370	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$87,450	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$96,692	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$62,600	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.9%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.2%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in East Islip is 59% higher than the national average
The median household income in East Islip is 105% 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

$110,918 $166,395 $332,790

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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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	2,967	$371,740	357.1%
Huntington Bay, NY	1,646	$365,621	349.5%
Head of the Harbor, NY	1,506	$323,823	298.1%
Lloyd Harbor, NY	3,758	$301,464	270.7%
Eatons Neck, NY	1,343	$272,729	235.3%
East Islip, NY	13,085	$166,395	104.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Woodland Park, NJ	13,086	$120,369	48.0%
Smithfield, NC	13,082	$50,035	38.5%
Richmond, TX	13,080	$76,445	6.0%
Orangeburg, SC	13,075	$42,544	47.7%
Commerce, CA	13,066	$82,576	1.5%
East Islip, NY	13,085	$166,395	104.6%

Source: The East Islip, 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.