University Heights, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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32%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

18%

Household income NAT. AVG.

41%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	University Heights	New York	New York
Income per capita	$30,509	$61,924	$51,391
Median household income	$66,754	$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	$43,520	$66,292	$59,465
Median earnings female	$34,055	$56,743	$44,739
Unemployment rate	6.9%	4.4%	5.0%
Poverty level	n/a	17.3%	15.5%

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Key findings

The income per capita in University Heights is 32% lower than the national average
The median household income in University Heights is 18% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in University Heights is 41% higher than the national average
The poverty level in University Heights 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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University Heights median earnings by income bracket

University Heights employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.4%	9.4%
Manufacturing sector	3.3%	3.3%
Financial & insurance services	2.1%	2.1%
Wholesale & retail services	15.0%	15.0%
Public administration	3.3%	3.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.1%	12.1%
Education, health & social services	12.3%	12.3%
Other	41.6%	41.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Munsey Park, NY	2,760	$379,337	366.4%
Scarsdale, NY	18,390	$378,602	365.5%
Sands Point, NY	2,894	$376,615	363.1%
Plandome, NY	1,397	$375,731	362.0%
Roslyn Estates, NY	1,426	$373,570	359.3%
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 University Heights, New York, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

University Heights, New York, NY Employment