Forest Home, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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53%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

12%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Forest Home	New York	National
Income per capita	$45,627	$34,212	$29,829
Median household income	$62,425	$60,741	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$175,313	$83,277	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$60,300	$38,983	$35,192
Median earnings male	$31,799	$40,464	$36,919
Median earnings female	$39,167	$30,906	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	17.1%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Forest Home is 53% higher than the national average
The median household income in Forest Home is 13% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Forest Home is 12% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Forest Home is 13% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,612 $62,425 $124,850

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Forest Home median earnings by income bracket

Forest Home employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	2.9%	2.9%
Financial & insurance services	2.1%	2.1%
Wholesale & retail services	8.3%	8.3%
Public administration	2.1%	2.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	76.1%	76.1%
Other	8.6%	8.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cayuga Heights, NY	3,642	$96,250	74.0%
East Ithaca, NY	2,169	$88,125	59.3%
Cortland West, NY	1,313	$84,952	53.6%
South Hill, NY	6,503	$79,659	44.0%
Northeast Ithaca, NY	2,763	$69,286	25.2%
Forest Home, NY	877	$62,425	12.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gallant, AL	877	$0	100.0%
Richland, MI	877	$71,042	28.4%
Miner, MO	877	$43,958	20.5%
Scooba, MS	877	$18,125	67.2%
Vaughn, MT	877	$38,906	29.7%
Forest Home, NY	877	$62,425	12.8%

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