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

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35%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

40%

Household income NAT. AVG.

9%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Plain	New York	National
Income per capita	$19,481	$34,212	$29,829
Median household income	$33,114	$60,741	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$43,942	$83,277	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$26,204	$38,983	$35,192
Median earnings male	$25,083	$40,464	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,934	$30,906	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	27.6%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Plain is 35% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fort Plain is 40% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fort Plain is 9% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fort Plain is 83% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$22,073 $33,114 $66,228

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 Plain median earnings by income bracket

Fort Plain employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.8%	9.8%
Manufacturing sector	17.8%	17.8%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	13.7%	13.7%
Public administration	1.4%	1.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.5%	5.5%
Education, health & social services	6.8%	6.8%
Other	37.8%	37.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ames, NY	177	$93,036	68.2%
Fultonville, NY	615	$72,917	31.8%
Johnstown, NY	8,236	$52,157	5.7%
Cherry Valley, NY	586	$51,786	6.4%
Fonda, NY	724	$51,667	6.6%
Fort Plain, NY	1,837	$33,114	40.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Howey-in-the-Hills, FL	1,837	$67,344	21.7%
Clayton, GA	1,837	$39,306	29.0%
Linden, AL	1,838	$33,542	39.4%
Woodville, CA	1,836	$29,107	47.4%
West Falmouth, MA	1,836	$129,688	134.4%
Fort Plain, NY	1,837	$33,114	40.1%

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