Garment District, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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255%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

113%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Garment District	New York	New York
Income per capita	$159,379	$61,924	$51,391
Median household income	$173,153	$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	$217,917	$66,292	$59,465
Median earnings female	$135,723	$56,743	$44,739
Unemployment rate	2.6%	4.4%	5.0%
Poverty level	n/a	17.3%	15.5%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Garment District is 255% higher than the national average
The median household income in Garment District is 113% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Garment District is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Garment District 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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Garment District median earnings by income bracket

Garment District employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.6%	2.6%
Manufacturing sector	3.3%	3.3%
Financial & insurance services	19.5%	19.5%
Wholesale & retail services	5.3%	5.3%
Public administration	0.9%	0.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.1%	2.1%
Education, health & social services	11.7%	11.7%
Other	45.5%	45.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sands Point, NY	2,894	$376,615	363.1%
Woodsburgh, NY	841	$374,098	360.0%
Plandome Heights, NY	909	$332,753	309.1%
Essex Fells, NJ	2,112	$326,681	301.7%
Glen Ridge, NJ	7,786	$317,221	290.0%
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 Garment District, 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.

Garment District, New York, NY Employment