Locust Valley, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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160%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

143%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Locust Valley	New York	National
Income per capita	$116,559	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$197,832	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$259,132	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$80,867	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$137,315	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$75,291	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.9%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.7%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Locust Valley is 160% higher than the national average
The median household income in Locust Valley is 143% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Locust Valley is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Locust Valley is 69% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$131,874 $197,832 $395,664

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Locust Valley median earnings by income bracket

Locust Valley employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.8%	5.8%
Manufacturing sector	1.0%	1.0%
Financial & insurance services	26.1%	26.1%
Wholesale & retail services	14.0%	14.0%
Public administration	4.5%	4.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.1%	10.1%
Education, health & social services	10.9%	10.9%
Other	24.3%	24.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Munsey Park, NY	2,760	$379,337	366.4%
Laurel Hollow, NY	2,019	$379,136	366.2%
Scarsdale, NY	18,390	$378,602	365.5%
Sands Point, NY	2,894	$376,615	363.1%
Plandome, NY	1,397	$375,731	362.0%
Locust Valley, NY	3,597	$197,832	143.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cedar Grove, FL	3,596	$60,723	25.3%
Squaw Valley, CA	3,598	$103,565	27.3%
East Angus, QC	3,595	n/a
Marianna, AR	3,599	$25,095	69.1%
Red Bud, IL	3,599	$84,484	3.9%
Locust Valley, NY	3,597	$197,832	143.2%

Source: The Locust Valley, 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.