Altavista, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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31%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

38%

Household income NAT. AVG.

67%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Altavista	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$31,095	$52,412	$44,883
Median household income	$50,283	$97,559	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$84,683	$122,661	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$34,875	$62,827	$52,080
Median earnings male	$31,952	$61,054	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,781	$44,172	$38,439
Unemployment rate	8.2%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	23.2%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Altavista is 31% lower than the national average
The median household income in Altavista is 38% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Altavista is 67% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Altavista is 53% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$33,518 $50,283 $100,566

City

$65,032 $97,559 $195,118

State

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

Nation

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Altavista median earnings by income bracket

Altavista employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.5%	5.5%
Manufacturing sector	40.2%	40.2%
Financial & insurance services	2.0%	2.0%
Wholesale & retail services	25.8%	25.8%
Public administration	8.9%	8.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.2%	5.2%
Education, health & social services	1.7%	1.7%
Other	8.9%	8.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Timberlake, VA	13,515	$84,424	3.8%
Rustburg, VA	1,632	$78,016	4.1%
Motley, VA	675	$71,847	11.7%
Bedford, VA	6,790	$58,990	27.5%
Hurt, VA	1,511	$56,968	30.0%
Altavista, VA	3,531	$50,283	38.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Abernathy, TX	3,531	$86,614	6.5%
Paw Paw, MI	3,530	$72,054	11.4%
Malvern, PA	3,530	$154,898	90.4%
Alma, GA	3,532	$44,390	45.4%
Smithville-Sanders, IN	3,532	$134,228	65.0%
Altavista, VA	3,531	$50,283	38.2%

Source: The Altavista, VA 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.