Wading River, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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83%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

133%

Household income NAT. AVG.

49%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wading River	New York	National
Income per capita	$82,055	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$189,196	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$190,385	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$105,366	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$89,459	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.5%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Wading River is 83% higher than the national average
The median household income in Wading River is 133% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Wading River is 49% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Wading River is 77% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$126,118 $189,196 $378,392

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Wading River median earnings by income bracket

Wading River employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.1%	15.1%
Manufacturing sector	3.0%	3.0%
Financial & insurance services	6.8%	6.8%
Wholesale & retail services	21.3%	21.3%
Public administration	13.8%	13.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.5%	5.5%
Education, health & social services	8.3%	8.3%
Other	24.7%	24.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Belle Terre, NY	813	$304,762	274.7%
Poquott, NY	1,135	$271,972	234.4%
West Hampton Dunes, NY	71	$229,928	182.7%
East Shoreham, NY	7,233	$216,101	165.7%
Mount Sinai, NY	10,841	$201,703	148.0%
Wading River, NY	8,387	$189,196	132.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Thousand Palms, CA	8,388	$86,156	5.9%
Torbay, NL	8,388	n/a
Dayton, NJ	8,389	$183,185	125.2%
Oradell, NJ	8,389	$212,785	161.6%
Ephrata, WA	8,390	$104,941	29.0%
Wading River, NY	8,387	$189,196	132.6%

Source: The Wading River, 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.