Rapids, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rapids	New York	National
Income per capita	$53,968	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$0	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$88,342	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$77,587	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,116	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.5%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.1%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rapids is 20% higher than the national average
The median household income in Rapids is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rapids is 33% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Rapids is equal to the national average

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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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Rapids median earnings by income bracket

Rapids employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.8%	9.8%
Manufacturing sector	12.7%	12.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.1%	12.1%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.9%	13.9%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	51.4%	51.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Clarence Center, NY	3,300	$175,860	116.2%
Ransomville, NY	1,556	$151,521	86.3%
Harris Hill, NY	6,197	$126,828	55.9%
Town Line, NY	1,821	$126,594	55.6%
Corfu, NY	870	$123,140	51.4%
Rapids, NY	706	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Brownsdale, MN	706	$82,959	2.0%
Darby, MT	706	$44,497	45.3%
Fairfield, MT	706	$95,497	17.4%
Zena, NY	706	$128,762	58.3%
Loon Lake, WA	706	$85,371	5.0%
Rapids, NY	706	$0	100.0%

Source: The Rapids, 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.