Tonawanda city, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

35%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Tonawanda city	New York	National
Income per capita	$41,490	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$71,900	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$92,563	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$40,757	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$54,113	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,094	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.9%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Tonawanda city is 8% lower than the national average
The median household income in Tonawanda city is 12% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Tonawanda city is 35% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Tonawanda city is 28% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,928 $71,900 $143,800

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Tonawanda city employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.1%	1.4%
Manufacturing sector	15.8%	0.4%
Financial & insurance services	5.0%	13.6%
Wholesale & retail services	21.4%	16.8%
Public administration	4.8%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.2%	1.7%
Education, health & social services	8.7%	40.7%
Other	30.9%	18.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Clarence Center, NY	3,300	$175,860	116.2%
Elma Center, NY	3,902	$140,353	72.6%
Harris Hill, NY	6,197	$126,828	55.9%
Grandyle Village, NY	5,241	$119,056	46.4%
Williamsville, NY	5,373	$111,091	36.6%
Tonawanda city, NY	15,560	$71,900	11.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Newton, IA	15,563	$71,623	11.9%
Weston, WI	15,555	$100,489	23.6%
Greenwood Village, CO	15,570	$188,442	131.7%
St. Augustine, FL	15,581	$88,736	9.1%
Graham, NC	15,581	$61,701	24.1%
Tonawanda city, NY	15,560	$71,900	11.6%

Source: The Tonawanda city, 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.