West Hempstead, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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49%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

136%

Household income NAT. AVG.

42%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	West Hempstead	New York	National
Income per capita	$44,577	$34,212	$29,829
Median household income	$130,781	$60,741	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$137,324	$83,277	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$85,375	$38,983	$35,192
Median earnings male	$57,197	$40,464	$36,919
Median earnings female	$44,063	$30,906	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.5%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in West Hempstead is 49% higher than the national average
The median household income in West Hempstead is 136% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in West Hempstead is 42% lower than the national average
The poverty level in West Hempstead is 63% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$87,178 $130,781 $261,562

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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West Hempstead median earnings by income bracket

West Hempstead employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.0%	14.0%
Manufacturing sector	2.5%	2.5%
Financial & insurance services	8.8%	8.8%
Wholesale & retail services	12.8%	12.8%
Public administration	6.4%	6.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.0%	10.0%
Education, health & social services	17.9%	17.9%
Other	25.8%	25.8%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cold Spring Harbor, NY	2,864	$250,001	351.9%
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Sands Point, NY	2,785	$250,001	351.9%
West Hempstead, NY	19,787	$130,781	136.4%

Cities with similar population

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Seymour, IN	19,780	$44,524	19.5%
West St. Paul, MN	19,805	$57,142	3.3%
Mililani Mauka, HI	19,808	$115,551	108.9%
Middleton, WI	19,764	$73,336	32.6%
Bartow, FL	19,762	$48,227	12.8%
West Hempstead, NY	19,787	$130,781	136.4%

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