Elmont, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

82%

Household income NAT. AVG.

2%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Elmont	New York	National
Income per capita	$51,814	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$148,308	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$164,290	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$91,993	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,393	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$56,167	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.0%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.4%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Elmont is 15% higher than the national average
The median household income in Elmont is 82% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Elmont is 2% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Elmont is 58% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$98,862 $148,308 $296,616

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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Elmont median earnings by income bracket

Elmont employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.5%	9.5%
Manufacturing sector	4.2%	4.2%
Financial & insurance services	6.0%	6.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.4%	15.4%
Public administration	4.6%	4.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	15.4%	15.4%
Education, health & social services	17.8%	17.8%
Other	25.2%	25.2%

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Plandome, NY	1,397	$375,731	362.0%
Elmont, NY	37,081	$148,308	82.3%

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Franklin, WI	37,080	$122,941	51.2%
Richmond, KY	37,087	$59,260	27.1%
Côte-Saint-Luc, QC	37,097	n/a
Wildomar, CA	37,118	$112,238	38.0%
Oak Creek, WI	37,124	$113,294	39.3%
Elmont, NY	37,081	$148,308	82.3%

Source: The Elmont, 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.