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

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66%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

55%

Household income NAT. AVG.

10%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	East Rockaway	New York	National
Income per capita	$49,579	$34,212	$29,829
Median household income	$86,016	$60,741	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$113,099	$83,277	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$56,462	$38,983	$35,192
Median earnings male	$65,722	$40,464	$36,919
Median earnings female	$44,250	$30,906	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	7.1%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in East Rockaway is 66% higher than the national average
The median household income in East Rockaway is 55% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in East Rockaway is 10% lower than the national average
The poverty level in East Rockaway is 53% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$57,338 $86,016 $172,032

City

$40,489 $60,741 $121,482

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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East Rockaway median earnings by income bracket

East Rockaway employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.8%	6.8%
Manufacturing sector	1.6%	1.6%
Financial & insurance services	7.0%	7.0%
Wholesale & retail services	17.2%	17.2%
Public administration	11.4%	11.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.8%	8.8%
Education, health & social services	14.3%	14.3%
Other	29.6%	29.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Plandome, NY	1,346	$250,001	351.9%
Sands Point, NY	2,785	$250,001	351.9%
Brookville, NY	3,599	$250,001	351.9%
Hewlett Bay Park, NY	351	$250,001	351.9%
Roslyn Estates, NY	1,385	$250,001	351.9%
East Rockaway, NY	9,810	$86,016	55.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cody, WY	9,810	$63,145	14.1%
Alcoa, TN	9,809	$48,351	12.6%
Benton Harbor, MI	9,806	$21,947	60.3%
Scotchtown, NY	9,814	$78,706	42.3%
Inwood, NY	9,804	$58,118	5.1%
East Rockaway, NY	9,810	$86,016	55.5%

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