Fort Drum, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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32%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

41%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Drum	New York	National
Income per capita	$20,430	$34,212	$29,829
Median household income	$50,202	$60,741	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$40,893	$83,277	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$50,655	$38,983	$35,192
Median earnings male	$28,643	$40,464	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,009	$30,906	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	11.3%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Drum is 32% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fort Drum is 9% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fort Drum is 41% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fort Drum is 25% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$33,464 $50,202 $100,404

City

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

State

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

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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Fort Drum employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.5%	7.5%
Manufacturing sector	1.4%	1.4%
Financial & insurance services	10.5%	10.5%
Wholesale & retail services	12.2%	12.2%
Public administration	40.5%	40.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.9%	6.9%
Education, health & social services	2.8%	2.8%
Other	18.3%	18.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Plessis, NY	370	$127,805	131.0%
Pamelia Center, NY	441	$106,833	93.1%
Depauville, NY	224	$92,717	67.6%
Brownville, NY	874	$85,000	53.6%
Rodman, NY	142	$80,000	44.6%
Fort Drum, NY	13,034	$50,202	9.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Avenal, CA	13,033	$49,781	10.0%
Val-des-Monts, QC	13,035	n/a
Woodinville, WA	13,038	$114,967	107.8%
Jupiter Farms, FL	13,045	$121,574	119.8%
Fort Lewis, WA	13,045	$42,985	22.3%
Fort Drum, NY	13,034	$50,202	9.3%

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