Ridgewood, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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7%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

39%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ridgewood	New York	New York
Income per capita	$48,082	$61,924	$51,391
Median household income	$113,425	$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	$63,967	$66,292	$59,465
Median earnings female	$53,977	$56,743	$44,739
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.4%	5.0%
Poverty level	n/a	17.3%	15.5%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ridgewood is 7% higher than the national average
The median household income in Ridgewood is 39% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ridgewood is 20% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ridgewood 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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Ridgewood median earnings by income bracket

Ridgewood employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.0%	16.0%
Manufacturing sector	5.5%	5.5%
Financial & insurance services	2.4%	2.4%
Wholesale & retail services	11.6%	11.6%
Public administration	2.9%	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.8%	9.8%
Education, health & social services	10.0%	10.0%
Other	37.9%	37.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Munsey Park, NY	2,760	$379,337	366.4%
Hewlett Harbor, NY	981	$378,763	365.7%
Sands Point, NY	2,894	$376,615	363.1%
Plandome, NY	1,397	$375,731	362.0%
Woodsburgh, NY	841	$374,098	360.0%
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 Ridgewood, 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.

Ridgewood, New York, NY Employment