New York, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

21%

Household income NAT. AVG.

10%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	New York	New York	National
Income per capita	$61,924	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$98,495	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$156,059	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$78,982	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$66,292	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$56,743	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	17.3%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in New York is 38% higher than the national average
The median household income in New York is 21% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in New York is 10% lower than the national average
The poverty level in New York is 14% higher 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

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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New York median earnings by income bracket

New York employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.1%	9.1%
Manufacturing sector	3.6%	3.6%
Financial & insurance services	7.0%	7.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.7%	11.7%
Public administration	4.1%	4.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.2%	10.2%
Education, health & social services	14.6%	14.6%
Other	35.7%	35.7%

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%
Larchmont, NY	6,304	$295,254	263.0%
North Caldwell, NJ	6,867	$285,803	251.4%
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 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.