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

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Income/capita 14%

Household income 0%

Unemployment 17%

Index	New York	New York	National
Income per capita	$34,099	$34,212	$29,829
Median household income	$55,191	$60,741	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$88,737	$83,277	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$42,581	$38,983	$35,192
Median earnings male	$39,282	$40,464	$36,919
Median earnings female	$32,636	$30,906	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.5%	4.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	20.3%	15.5%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in New York is 14% higher than the national average
The median household income in New York is equal to the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in New York is 17% higher than the national average
The poverty level in New York is 34% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$36,790$55,191$110,382

City

$40,489$60,741$121,482

State

$36,877$55,322$110,644

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 employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.9%	0.8%
Manufacturing sector	4.1%	0.1%
Financial & insurance services	7.2%	6.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.0%	10.9%
Public administration	3.9%	3.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.4%	2.5%
Education, health & social services	13.8%	39.6%
Other	35.8%	29.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Upper Montclair, NJ	11,731	$190,515	244.4%
North Caldwell, NJ	6,519	$188,897	241.5%
Kensington, NY	1,176	$175,625	217.5%
Essex Fells, NJ	2,164	$174,432	215.3%
Glen Ridge, NJ	7,615	$170,839	208.8%
New York, NY	8,461,961	$55,191	0.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Los Angeles, CA	3,918,872	$51,538	6.8%
Toronto, ON	3,013,752	n/a
Chicago, IL	2,714,017	$50,434	8.8%
New York, NY	8,461,961	$55,191	0.2%

Source: The New York, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).