Upper West Side, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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277%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

148%

Household income NAT. AVG.

35%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Upper West Side	New York	New York
Income per capita	$169,039	$61,924	$51,391
Median household income	$202,063	$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	$181,056	$66,292	$59,465
Median earnings female	$118,023	$56,743	$44,739
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.4%	5.0%
Poverty level	n/a	17.3%	15.5%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Upper West Side is 277% higher than the national average
The median household income in Upper West Side is 148% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Upper West Side is 35% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Upper West Side 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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Upper West Side median earnings by income bracket

Upper West Side employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.7%	2.7%
Manufacturing sector	3.3%	3.3%
Financial & insurance services	17.5%	17.5%
Wholesale & retail services	5.3%	5.3%
Public administration	3.5%	3.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.5%	1.5%
Education, health & social services	16.2%	16.2%
Other	44.5%	44.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
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%
Woodsburgh, NY	841	$374,098	360.0%
Hewlett Bay Park, NY	363	$367,974	352.4%
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 Upper West Side, 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.

Upper West Side, New York, NY Employment