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

City

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

State

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

Nation

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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).