Bon Air, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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36%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

58%

Household income NAT. AVG.

58%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bon Air	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$40,522	$34,967	$29,829
Median household income	$87,389	$66,149	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$99,794	$82,180	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$63,289	$42,481	$35,192
Median earnings male	$54,436	$41,712	$36,919
Median earnings female	$42,543	$29,664	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	4.6%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bon Air is 36% higher than the national average
The median household income in Bon Air is 58% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bon Air is 58% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bon Air is 69% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$58,253 $87,389 $174,778

City

$44,094 $66,149 $132,298

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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Bon Air median earnings by income bracket

Bon Air employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.8%	10.8%
Manufacturing sector	8.9%	8.9%
Financial & insurance services	5.2%	5.2%
Wholesale & retail services	12.2%	12.2%
Public administration	6.3%	6.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.1%	10.1%
Education, health & social services	15.3%	15.3%
Other	26.3%	26.3%

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Wyndham, VA	11,656	$217,072	292.4%
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Innsbrook, VA	9,081	$93,672	69.3%
Bon Air, VA	17,599	$87,389	58.0%

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Dumont, NJ	17,598	$107,172	93.7%
Tillsonburg, ON	17,594	n/a
Swift Current, SK	17,609	n/a
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Bon Air, VA	17,599	$87,389	58.0%

Source: The Bon Air, VA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).