Watkins Glen, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

14%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Watkins Glen	New York	National
Income per capita	$43,819	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$67,233	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$102,543	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$45,920	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$36,664	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,364	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.6%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.5%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Watkins Glen is 2% lower than the national average
The median household income in Watkins Glen is 17% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Watkins Glen is 14% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Watkins Glen is 11% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$44,817 $67,233 $134,466

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Watkins Glen median earnings by income bracket

Watkins Glen employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.7%	13.7%
Manufacturing sector	11.5%	11.5%
Financial & insurance services	1.1%	1.1%
Wholesale & retail services	17.6%	17.6%
Public administration	6.9%	6.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.1%	4.1%
Education, health & social services	11.3%	11.3%
Other	33.8%	33.8%

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Breesport, NY	895	$96,987	19.2%
Watkins Glen, NY	2,119	$67,233	17.3%

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Jermyn, PA	2,119	$77,864	4.3%
Lipscomb, AL	2,120	$53,077	34.7%
Soulsbyville, CA	2,120	$107,637	32.3%
Holden, MO	2,120	$74,249	8.7%
Syracuse, NE	2,120	$90,658	11.5%
Watkins Glen, NY	2,119	$67,233	17.3%

Source: The Watkins Glen, 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.