Downtown, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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3%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

51%

Household income NAT. AVG.

4%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Downtown	Syracuse	New York
Income per capita	$28,856	$23,471	$34,212
Median household income	$27,123	$38,893	$60,741
Median income owner occupied	$0	$67,672	$83,277
Median income renter occupied	$0	$26,505	$38,983
Median earnings male	$34,586	$27,412	$40,464
Median earnings female	$38,146	$25,141	$30,906
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.4%	4.8%
Poverty level	n/a	30.3%	15.5%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Downtown is 3% lower than the national average
The median household income in Downtown is 51% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Downtown is 4% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Downtown is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$25,926 $38,893 $77,786

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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Downtown median earnings by income bracket

Downtown employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.2%	0.2%
Manufacturing sector	6.0%	6.0%
Financial & insurance services	2.7%	2.7%
Wholesale & retail services	6.4%	6.4%
Public administration	2.9%	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.1%	0.1%
Education, health & social services	31.2%	31.2%
Other	48.9%	48.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fayetteville, NY	4,067	$102,961	86.1%
Skaneateles, NY	2,396	$101,875	84.1%
Westvale, NY	4,994	$86,726	56.8%
Constantia, NY	1,505	$77,348	39.8%
Lakeland, NY	2,524	$76,964	39.1%
Syracuse, NY	142,553	$38,893	29.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
McAllen, TX	142,557	$49,259	11.0%
Whitby, ON	142,607	n/a
Mesquite, TX	142,429	$60,715	9.7%
Milton, ON	142,128	n/a
Pasadena, CA	142,017	$85,129	53.9%
Syracuse, NY	142,553	$38,893	29.7%

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

Downtown, Syracuse, NY Employment