Lakeland, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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19%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

43%

Household income NAT. AVG.

55%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lakeland	New York	National
Income per capita	$53,293	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$116,682	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$118,428	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$62,108	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$57,470	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,384	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.5%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lakeland is 19% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lakeland is 43% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lakeland is 55% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lakeland is 77% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$77,780 $116,682 $233,364

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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Lakeland median earnings by income bracket

Lakeland employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.8%	7.8%
Manufacturing sector	14.0%	14.0%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	14.9%	14.9%
Public administration	3.7%	3.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	28.0%	28.0%
Education, health & social services	12.8%	12.8%
Other	17.2%	17.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Melrose Park, NY	2,319	$161,212	98.2%
Fayetteville, NY	4,157	$155,263	90.9%
Skaneateles, NY	2,481	$152,522	87.5%
Meridian, NY	286	$144,679	77.9%
Westvale, NY	5,124	$129,731	59.5%
Lakeland, NY	2,605	$116,682	43.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
McLeansboro, IL	2,604	$81,767	0.5%
Dennison, OH	2,604	$72,960	10.3%
Lyford, TX	2,604	$54,592	32.9%
Chase, BC	2,604	n/a
Cannon AFB, NM	2,606	$75,005	7.8%
Lakeland, NY	2,605	$116,682	43.5%

Source: The Lakeland, 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.