Big Island, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

31%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Big Island	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$37,578	$52,412	$44,883
Median household income	$55,947	$97,559	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$70,371	$122,661	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$62,827	$52,080
Median earnings male	$42,745	$61,054	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$44,172	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.2%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Big Island is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Big Island is 31% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Big Island is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Big Island is 39% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,294 $55,947 $111,894

City

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

State

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

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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Big Island median earnings by income bracket

Big Island employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	24.3%	24.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	75.7%	75.7%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Forest, VA	11,470	$111,865	37.5%
Timberlake, VA	13,515	$84,424	3.8%
Madison Heights, VA	11,834	$75,292	7.4%
Lynchburg, VA	83,703	$72,552	10.8%
Bedford, VA	6,790	$58,990	27.5%
Big Island, VA	178	$55,947	31.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tanana, AK	178	$54,752	32.7%
Gantt, AL	178	$0	100.0%
Silver Plume, CO	178	$99,309	22.1%
Franklin, IA	178	$67,585	16.9%
North Washington, IA	178	$93,118	14.5%
Big Island, VA	178	$55,947	31.2%

Source: The Big Island, 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.