Niskayuna, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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66%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

99%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Niskayuna	New York	National
Income per capita	$74,515	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$161,987	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$177,309	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$87,762	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$112,229	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$62,726	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.1%	5.0%	4.9%
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 99% 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

$107,980 $161,987 $323,974

City

$59,984 $89,985 $179,970

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

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 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%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Duane Lake, NY	222	$206,294	153.6%
Duanesburg, NY	353	$184,175	126.4%
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Colonie, NY	7,965	$138,332	70.1%
Niskayuna, NY	20,358	$161,987	99.2%

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Bartow, FL	20,388	$73,164	10.0%
Niskayuna, NY	20,358	$161,987	99.2%

Source: The Niskayuna, 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.