Rotterdam, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

25%

Household income NAT. AVG.

35%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rotterdam	New York	National
Income per capita	$47,023	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$102,053	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$116,212	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$63,571	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$69,368	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$52,337	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.7%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rotterdam is 5% higher than the national average
The median household income in Rotterdam is 25% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rotterdam is 35% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Rotterdam is 56% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$68,028 $102,053 $204,106

City

$59,984 $89,985 $179,970

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Rotterdam median earnings by income bracket

Rotterdam employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.2%	10.2%
Manufacturing sector	11.4%	11.4%
Financial & insurance services	2.9%	2.9%
Wholesale & retail services	17.6%	17.6%
Public administration	12.6%	12.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.1%	8.1%
Education, health & social services	9.3%	9.3%
Other	24.0%	24.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Duane Lake, NY	222	$206,294	153.6%
Duanesburg, NY	353	$184,175	126.4%
Country Knolls, NY	5,429	$179,416	120.6%
Niskayuna, NY	20,358	$161,987	99.2%
Voorheesville, NY	2,868	$141,541	74.0%
Rotterdam, NY	22,458	$102,053	25.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Silverdale, WA	22,459	$120,096	47.7%
Brockville, ON	22,459	n/a
Camp Springs, MD	22,467	$154,015	89.4%
White Rock, BC	22,468	n/a
Lexington, SC	22,445	$108,105	32.9%
Rotterdam, NY	22,458	$102,053	25.5%

Source: The Rotterdam, 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.