Gowanda, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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27%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Gowanda	New York	National
Income per capita	$32,732	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$61,849	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$77,116	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$33,818	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$57,722	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,606	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.3%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Gowanda is 27% lower than the national average
The median household income in Gowanda is 24% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Gowanda is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Gowanda is 25% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,228 $61,849 $123,698

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Gowanda median earnings by income bracket

Gowanda employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.3%	8.3%
Manufacturing sector	14.1%	14.1%
Financial & insurance services	2.1%	2.1%
Wholesale & retail services	21.0%	21.0%
Public administration	9.8%	9.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.6%	6.6%
Education, health & social services	11.8%	11.8%
Other	26.3%	26.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Eden, NY	3,258	$122,185	50.2%
Ellicottville, NY	365	$117,960	45.0%
Perrysburg, NY	448	$105,611	29.9%
Cherry Creek, NY	503	$97,963	20.4%
Sunset Bay, NY	445	$95,082	16.9%
Gowanda, NY	2,945	$61,849	24.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Seagraves, TX	2,945	$65,663	19.3%
North Sioux City, SD	2,944	$79,747	2.0%
Mountain View, AR	2,946	$34,912	57.1%
Gladwin, MI	2,946	$58,293	28.3%
New Madrid, MO	2,946	$62,917	22.6%
Gowanda, NY	2,945	$61,849	24.0%

Source: The Gowanda, 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.