Sunset Park, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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24%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sunset Park	New York	New York
Income per capita	$34,106	$61,924	$51,391
Median household income	$84,389	$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	$45,346	$66,292	$59,465
Median earnings female	$36,152	$56,743	$44,739
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.4%	5.0%
Poverty level	n/a	17.3%	15.5%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sunset Park is 24% lower than the national average
The median household income in Sunset Park is 4% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sunset Park is 18% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Sunset Park 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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Sunset Park median earnings by income bracket

Sunset Park employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.5%	15.5%
Manufacturing sector	5.6%	5.6%
Financial & insurance services	2.2%	2.2%
Wholesale & retail services	11.8%	11.8%
Public administration	2.5%	2.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.5%	7.5%
Education, health & social services	10.7%	10.7%
Other	41.7%	41.7%

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%
Saddle Rock, NY	1,018	$257,835	217.0%
Fairview, NJ	3,792	$246,963	203.6%
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 Sunset Park, 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.

Sunset Park, New York, NY Employment