Wappingers Falls, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

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Household income NAT. AVG.

19%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wappingers Falls	New York	National
Income per capita	$29,721	$34,212	$29,829
Median household income	$52,006	$60,741	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$97,983	$83,277	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$43,472	$38,983	$35,192
Median earnings male	$39,554	$40,464	$36,919
Median earnings female	$25,949	$30,906	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.5%	4.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.2%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Wappingers Falls is equal to the national average
The median household income in Wappingers Falls is 6% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Wappingers Falls is 19% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Wappingers Falls is 13% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$34,667 $52,006 $104,012

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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Wappingers Falls median earnings by income bracket

Wappingers Falls employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.7%	14.7%
Manufacturing sector	2.7%	2.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%	0.9%
Wholesale & retail services	18.9%	18.9%
Public administration	8.2%	8.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.4%	10.4%
Education, health & social services	11.9%	11.9%
Other	32.3%	32.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Salisbury Mills, NY	288	$121,875	120.3%
Spackenkill, NY	4,090	$117,909	113.1%
Beaver Dam Lake, NY	2,535	$116,439	110.5%
West Point, NY	6,328	$115,565	108.9%
Merritt Park, NY	1,730	$115,208	108.2%
Wappingers Falls, NY	5,639	$52,006	6.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Buckner, KY	5,640	$123,818	123.8%
Addis, LA	5,635	$79,590	43.9%
Warrenton, OR	5,635	$61,991	12.1%
Hudson, QC	5,643	n/a
Creston, BC	5,643	n/a
Wappingers Falls, NY	5,639	$52,006	6.0%

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