Rifton, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

95%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rifton	New York	National
Income per capita	$52,118	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$3,705	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$3,694	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$97,069	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	49.2%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rifton is 16% higher than the national average
The median household income in Rifton is 95% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rifton is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Rifton is 226% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$2,469 $3,705 $7,410

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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Rifton median earnings by income bracket

Rifton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	39.6%	39.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	25.0%	25.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Red Oaks Mill, NY	4,018	$173,035	112.7%
Spackenkill, NY	4,172	$172,823	112.5%
Titusville, NY	549	$167,007	105.3%
Hillside, NY	770	$161,030	98.0%
Hillside Lake, NY	1,327	$155,837	91.6%
Rifton, NY	527	$3,705	95.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cotton Plant, AR	527	$31,262	61.6%
Garfield, AR	527	$98,702	21.4%
Portia, AR	527	$63,124	22.4%
Juliaetta, ID	527	$73,585	9.5%
Cawker City, KS	527	$59,864	26.4%
Rifton, NY	527	$3,705	95.4%

Source: The Rifton, 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.