Waterford, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Waterford	New York	National
Income per capita	$48,709	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$87,925	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$122,886	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$65,650	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,677	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$50,987	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.9%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Waterford is 9% higher than the national average
The median household income in Waterford is 8% 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

$58,610 $87,925 $175,850

City

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

State

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

Nation

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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	5,429	$179,416	120.6%
Niskayuna, NY	20,358	$161,987	99.2%
West Sand Lake, NY	3,495	$154,727	90.2%
Voorheesville, NY	2,868	$141,541	74.0%
Colonie, NY	7,965	$138,332	70.1%
Waterford, NY	2,222	$87,925	8.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Britannia No. 502, SK	2,222	n/a
Bar Harbor, ME	2,221	$92,957	14.3%
Bawcomville, LA	2,223	$48,886	39.9%
Stanley, VA	2,223	$69,148	15.0%
Lewisville, WA	2,223	$155,470	91.2%
Waterford, NY	2,222	$87,925	8.1%

Source: The Waterford, 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.