Owego, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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27%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

36%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Owego	New York	National
Income per capita	$37,812	$34,212	$29,829
Median household income	$46,703	$60,741	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$71,357	$83,277	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$26,726	$38,983	$35,192
Median earnings male	$39,353	$40,464	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,384	$30,906	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	17.5%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Owego is 27% higher than the national average
The median household income in Owego is 16% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Owego is 36% 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

$31,132 $46,703 $93,406

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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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	118	$86,250	55.9%
South Waverly, PA	1,062	$74,934	35.5%
Greens Landing, PA	867	$63,229	14.3%
Endwell, NY	11,396	$61,888	11.9%
Apalachin, NY	2,148	$61,438	11.1%
Owego, NY	3,850	$46,703	15.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dumas, AR	3,850	$35,373	36.1%
Harbour Heights, FL	3,850	$58,913	6.5%
Morrison, IL	3,850	$58,958	6.6%
Penhold, AB	3,849	n/a
Lake Park, NC	3,851	$70,296	27.1%
Owego, NY	3,850	$46,703	15.6%

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