Bay Ridge, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

54%

Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bay Ridge	New York	New York
Income per capita	$62,052	$61,924	$51,391
Median household income	$124,850	$98,495	$89,985
Median income owner occupied	$0	$156,059	$125,982
Median income renter occupied	$0	$78,982	$58,659
Median earnings male	$80,019	$66,292	$59,465
Median earnings female	$69,230	$56,743	$44,739
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.4%	5.0%
Poverty level	n/a	17.3%	15.5%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bay Ridge is 38% higher than the national average
The median household income in Bay Ridge is 54% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bay Ridge is 27% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bay Ridge is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$65,656 $98,495 $196,990

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Bay Ridge median earnings by income bracket

Bay Ridge employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.8%	8.8%
Manufacturing sector	4.0%	4.0%
Financial & insurance services	7.2%	7.2%
Wholesale & retail services	11.9%	11.9%
Public administration	5.6%	5.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.5%	8.5%
Education, health & social services	16.1%	16.1%
Other	33.6%	33.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Essex Fells, NJ	2,112	$326,681	301.7%
Glen Ridge, NJ	7,786	$317,221	290.0%
Upper Montclair, NJ	11,734	$313,735	285.7%
Saddle Rock, NY	1,018	$257,835	217.0%
Fairview, NJ	3,792	$246,963	203.6%
New York, NY	8,575,966	$98,495	21.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Los Angeles, CA	4,130,831	$96,348	18.5%
Toronto, ON	3,013,752	n/a
Chicago, IL	2,804,582	$92,078	13.2%
New York, NY	8,575,966	$98,495	21.1%

Source: The Bay Ridge, New York, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Bay Ridge, New York, NY Employment