Hamilton, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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31%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

78%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Hamilton	New York	National
Income per capita	$31,034	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$74,203	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$142,131	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$32,073	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$10,533	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$6,478	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.1%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.8%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Hamilton is 31% lower than the national average
The median household income in Hamilton is 9% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Hamilton is 78% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Hamilton is 15% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,463 $74,203 $148,406

City

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

State

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

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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Hamilton median earnings by income bracket

Hamilton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.7%	3.7%
Manufacturing sector	0.5%	0.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%	0.9%
Wholesale & retail services	11.4%	11.4%
Public administration	1.9%	1.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	49.5%	49.5%
Other	31.0%	31.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Clinton, NY	2,034	$132,123	62.4%
Munnsville, NY	437	$94,085	15.7%
New Berlin, NY	999	$93,041	14.4%
Waterville, NY	1,718	$88,472	8.8%
Chadwicks, NY	1,163	$83,442	2.6%
Hamilton, NY	3,778	$74,203	8.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Louisburg, NC	3,778	$0	100.0%
Zelienople, PA	3,778	$80,322	1.2%
Turners Falls, MA	3,779	$57,190	29.7%
Columbus, TX	3,776	$76,893	5.5%
Channel-Port aux Basques, NL	3,776	n/a
Hamilton, NY	3,778	$74,203	8.8%

Source: The Hamilton, 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.