Clifton, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

176%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Clifton	New York	New York
Income per capita	$37,543	$61,924	$51,391
Median household income	$84,139	$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	$34,832	$66,292	$59,465
Median earnings female	$61,940	$56,743	$44,739
Unemployment rate	13.5%	4.4%	5.0%
Poverty level	n/a	17.3%	15.5%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Clifton is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Clifton is 3% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Clifton is 176% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Clifton 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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Clifton median earnings by income bracket

Clifton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.6%	19.6%
Manufacturing sector	0.3%	0.3%
Financial & insurance services	4.8%	4.8%
Wholesale & retail services	2.3%	2.3%
Public administration	3.3%	3.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.4%	12.4%
Education, health & social services	0.3%	0.3%
Other	56.9%	56.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Short Hills, NJ	14,190	$375,147	361.2%
Essex Fells, NJ	2,112	$326,681	301.7%
Glen Ridge, NJ	7,786	$317,221	290.0%
Fairview, NJ	3,792	$246,963	203.6%
Westfield, NJ	30,292	$231,795	185.0%
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 Clifton, New York, 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.

Clifton, New York, NY Employment