2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Lancaster, NY vs Utica, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in Utica, is 46% less than it is in Lancaster and is 59% below the National Average.
- Lancaster unemployment rate is 7.2%.
- Utica unemployment rate is 8.3%.
 Lancaster, NYUtica, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.2%8.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.0%-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.4%20.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%8.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,984$23,872$37,638
 Household Income$79,908$43,509$69,021
 Family Median Income$101,133$53,333$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lancaster, NYUtica, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.2%16.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%7.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.7%12.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.2%10.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.1%9.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%7.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.4%10.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.8%9.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.7%11.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.9%2.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.4%2.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lancaster, NYUtica, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.4%11.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.6%4.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%3.2%1.8%
 Legal1.5%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library7.5%5.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.6%4.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.8%7.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%2.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.7%7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%5.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%5.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.1%22.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.0%5.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.6%13.0%13.1%
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Utica has stabilized after a few decades of rather precipitous decline. It reached its peak population of just over 100,000 in 1960 but began a descent in subsequent  More

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I grew up in Utica and it is a great place to live and raise a family. There is a high immigrant population which has helped grow the city and make it very cultural. The  More

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The food is the best in the country, great parks, a zoo, it's own ski hill and great culture with the Stanley and Museum. Plus it's the gateway to the Adirondacks. I  More

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