Owego, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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24%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Owego	New York	National
Income per capita	$55,516	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$70,754	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$106,838	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$39,974	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$57,498	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,966	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.1%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	17.5%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Owego is 24% higher than the national average
The median household income in Owego is 13% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Owego is 37% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Owego is 16% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,164 $70,754 $141,508

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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Owego median earnings by income bracket

Owego employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.7%	7.7%
Manufacturing sector	21.1%	21.1%
Financial & insurance services	4.1%	4.1%
Wholesale & retail services	13.9%	13.9%
Public administration	1.3%	1.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.4%	9.4%
Education, health & social services	21.3%	21.3%
Other	20.4%	20.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Friendsville, PA	120	$128,410	57.9%
South Waverly, PA	1,091	$110,960	36.4%
Greens Landing, PA	889	$93,255	14.7%
Endwell, NY	11,668	$91,062	12.0%
Apalachin, NY	2,230	$90,876	11.7%
Owego, NY	4,004	$70,754	13.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Grayson, KY	4,004	$39,210	51.8%
Lewisburg, WV	4,003	$46,764	42.5%
Windber, PA	4,005	$57,193	29.7%
Dallastown, PA	4,002	$77,852	4.3%
Milton, VT	4,001	$91,684	12.7%
Owego, NY	4,004	$70,754	13.0%

Source: The Owego, 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.