Rochester, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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34%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

43%

Household income NAT. AVG.

73%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rochester	New York	National
Income per capita	$19,830	$34,212	$29,829
Median household income	$31,684	$60,741	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$52,896	$83,277	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$21,976	$38,983	$35,192
Median earnings male	$25,675	$40,464	$36,919
Median earnings female	$22,522	$30,906	$26,250
Unemployment rate	8.1%	4.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	32.8%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rochester is 34% lower than the national average
The median household income in Rochester is 43% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rochester is 73% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Rochester is 117% higher than the national average

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$21,120 $31,684 $63,368

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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Rochester employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.6%	0.7%
Manufacturing sector	13.4%	0.2%
Financial & insurance services	2.0%	1.9%
Wholesale & retail services	14.7%	12.7%
Public administration	3.2%	2.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.4%	1.8%
Education, health & social services	21.9%	46.5%
Other	31.0%	25.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pittsford, NY	1,573	$89,318	61.5%
Victor, NY	2,767	$79,100	43.0%
Fairport, NY	5,372	$69,632	25.9%
Spencerport, NY	3,618	$69,612	25.8%
Brighton, NY	36,875	$67,002	21.1%
Rochester, NY	210,291	$31,684	42.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Modesto, CA	208,512	$50,996	7.8%
Spokane, WA	212,078	$43,274	21.8%
Oakville, ON	212,353	n/a
Birmingham, AL	212,424	$32,404	41.4%
Des Moines, IA	212,859	$48,088	13.1%
Rochester, NY	210,291	$31,684	42.7%

Source: The Rochester, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).