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

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wappingers Falls	New York	National
Income per capita	$43,980	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$76,130	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$144,904	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$64,814	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$58,320	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$37,999	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.2%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Wappingers Falls is 2% lower than 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 18% 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

$50,748 $76,130 $152,260

City

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

State

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

Nation

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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	298	$183,042	125.1%
West Point, NY	6,508	$174,065	114.0%
Beaver Dam Lake, NY	2,587	$174,062	114.0%
Nelsonville, NY	694	$173,693	113.6%
Red Oaks Mill, NY	4,018	$173,035	112.7%
Wappingers Falls, NY	5,833	$76,130	6.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mayflower Village, CA	5,833	$148,083	82.1%
Denair, CA	5,832	$125,123	53.8%
Warrenton, OR	5,832	$91,153	12.1%
Belle Fourche, SD	5,832	$70,857	12.9%
Campbelltown, PA	5,830	$104,965	29.1%
Wappingers Falls, NY	5,833	$76,130	6.4%

Source: The Wappingers Falls, 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.