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Clarkson, New York.

A community in Monroe County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Monroe County’s.

Living in Clarkson, Monroe County, New York

Clarkson, in Monroe County, had 4,694 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $76,368 a year and half less, against $76,382 across Monroe County; 9% of its people live below the poverty line. 60% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 40% are rented. Unemployment in Monroe County was 4.4% in August 2026, and the county had 1.2% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 4,694 in the 2020 census
Household income $76,368 the median, give or take $17,471 · Monroe County: $76,382
Unemployment 4.4% Monroe County, August 2026; 4.3% a year before
Homes 60% lived in by their owners; 40% rented
  • 1,988households
  • 30%of adults have a degree
  • 9%below the poverty line
  • 24 mintypical commute
  • 9%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care32%
  • Professional and business services13%
  • Shops (retail)12%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment11%
  • Other services10%
  • Media and telecoms6%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Monroe County had 386,911 jobs in 2025, 1.2% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 33° and 18°; warmest in July, 80° and 62° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 33° 18° F M A M J J 80° 62° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 33° and 18°; warmest in July, 80° and 62° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 33° 18° F M A M J J 80° 62° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 33° and lows near 18°; warmest in July, with highs near 80° and lows near 62°. About 36 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Brockport weather station, 2 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Monroe County

  1. Strong Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital12,572FTE
  2. University of RochesterUniversity or college10,611
  3. Rochester City School DistrictSchool district4,757FTE
  4. Lewis Tree ServiceTree and brush trimming, overhead utility line4,751
  5. Rochester Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college4,306
  6. Rochester General HospitalGeneral hospital3,361FTE
  7. Wegmans Market StCorporate managing offices3,358
  8. THE Unity Hospital of RochesterGeneral hospital3,170FTE

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 644 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 109,514 people in all across the county; Clarkson has two of its own. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023), colleges from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24) and school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Cold wavesRelatively high
  2. Winter weatherRelatively moderate
  3. Ice stormsRelatively moderate
  4. Heat wavesRelatively moderate
  5. Inland floodingRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Clarkson’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Monroe County.