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

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50%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

12%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Forest Home	New York	National
Income per capita	$67,521	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$91,444	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$260,026	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$88,675	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,693	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$57,127	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.5%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	17.1%	15.5%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Forest Home is 50% higher than the national average
The median household income in Forest Home is 12% 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

$60,956 $91,444 $182,888

City

$59,984 $89,985 $179,970

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

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	3,726	$142,663	75.4%
East Ithaca, NY	2,214	$129,018	58.6%
Cortland West, NY	1,352	$128,520	58.0%
South Hill, NY	6,699	$117,511	44.5%
Lansing, NY	3,722	$103,021	26.7%
Forest Home, NY	895	$91,444	12.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rainbow City, AZ	895	$41,463	49.0%
Odell, IL	895	$67,197	17.4%
Linn Valley, KS	895	$83,510	2.7%
Breesport, NY	895	$96,987	19.2%
Hills, IA	894	$94,110	15.7%
Forest Home, NY	895	$91,444	12.4%

Source: The Forest Home, 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.