Highland Falls, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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34%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

43%

Household income NAT. AVG.

86%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Highland Falls	New York	National
Income per capita	$60,178	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$116,182	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$138,128	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$92,381	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$82,105	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$51,140	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.7%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.2%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Highland Falls is 34% higher than the national average
The median household income in Highland Falls is 43% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Highland Falls is 86% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Highland Falls is 65% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$77,446 $116,182 $232,364

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Highland Falls median earnings by income bracket

Highland Falls employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.3%	15.3%
Manufacturing sector	5.7%	5.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.2%	9.2%
Public administration	7.3%	7.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.2%	8.2%
Education, health & social services	23.7%	23.7%
Other	29.9%	29.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Crompond, NY	2,354	$261,002	220.9%
Tuxedo Park, NY	557	$235,268	189.3%
Woodbury CDP, NY	8,847	$233,271	186.8%
Katonah, NY	1,742	$231,004	184.0%
Lincolndale, NY	1,436	$223,563	174.9%
Highland Falls, NY	3,960	$116,182	42.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lambertville, NJ	3,960	$156,593	92.5%
White City, SK	3,960	n/a
Coal Valley, IL	3,959	$110,402	35.7%
Morrison, IL	3,961	$88,298	8.6%
Wintersville, OH	3,961	$91,024	11.9%
Highland Falls, NY	3,960	$116,182	42.8%

Source: The Highland Falls, 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.