Waterford, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

5%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Waterford	New York	National
Income per capita	$32,730	$34,212	$29,829
Median household income	$57,969	$60,741	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$83,625	$83,277	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$43,750	$38,983	$35,192
Median earnings male	$42,478	$40,464	$36,919
Median earnings female	$34,250	$30,906	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.0%	4.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	6.9%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Waterford is 10% higher than the national average
The median household income in Waterford is 5% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Waterford is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Waterford is 54% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$38,642 $57,969 $115,938

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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Waterford median earnings by income bracket

Waterford employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.8%	18.8%
Manufacturing sector	12.3%	12.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.8%	0.8%
Wholesale & retail services	10.2%	10.2%
Public administration	21.4%	21.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.5%	6.5%
Education, health & social services	19.8%	19.8%
Other	10.2%	10.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Country Knolls, NY	5,306	$120,188	117.3%
Niskayuna, NY	19,741	$110,746	100.2%
West Sand Lake, NY	3,391	$104,018	88.0%
Voorheesville, NY	2,789	$94,292	70.4%
East Greenbush, NY	6,299	$92,409	67.0%
Waterford, NY	2,141	$57,969	4.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Alpha, NJ	2,141	$75,612	36.7%
Glasco, NY	2,141	$39,908	27.9%
Utica, OH	2,141	$49,185	11.1%
Shiner, TX	2,141	$63,553	14.9%
Montague, PE	2,141	n/a
Waterford, NY	2,141	$57,969	4.8%

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