Niskayuna, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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66%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Niskayuna	New York	National
Income per capita	$49,581	$34,212	$29,829
Median household income	$110,746	$60,741	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$120,483	$83,277	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$59,972	$38,983	$35,192
Median earnings male	$75,985	$40,464	$36,919
Median earnings female	$42,561	$30,906	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	2.5%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Niskayuna is 66% higher than the national average
The median household income in Niskayuna is 100% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Niskayuna is 37% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Niskayuna is 83% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$73,823 $110,746 $221,492

City

$40,489 $60,741 $121,482

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Niskayuna median earnings by income bracket

Niskayuna employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.0%	3.0%
Manufacturing sector	8.0%	8.0%
Financial & insurance services	6.5%	6.5%
Wholesale & retail services	11.1%	11.1%
Public administration	10.0%	10.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.4%	2.4%
Education, health & social services	23.3%	23.3%
Other	31.3%	31.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Duane Lake, NY	216	$140,577	154.1%
Duanesburg, NY	341	$121,406	119.5%
Country Knolls, NY	5,306	$120,188	117.3%
Voorheesville, NY	2,789	$94,292	70.4%
Colonie, NY	7,686	$92,238	66.7%
Niskayuna, NY	19,741	$110,746	100.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
West Mifflin, PA	19,742	$54,474	1.5%
Shafter, CA	19,743	$47,433	14.3%
Sherwood, OR	19,745	$107,537	94.4%
Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC	19,745	n/a
Blythe, CA	19,747	$44,563	19.4%
Niskayuna, NY	19,741	$110,746	100.2%

Source: The Niskayuna, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).