Bowling Green, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

25%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bowling Green	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$29,760	$34,967	$29,829
Median household income	$58,750	$66,149	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$79,531	$82,180	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$31,620	$42,481	$35,192
Median earnings male	$47,969	$41,712	$36,919
Median earnings female	$31,122	$29,664	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	9.5%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bowling Green is equal to the national average
The median household income in Bowling Green is 6% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bowling Green is 25% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bowling Green is 37% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$39,162 $58,750 $117,500

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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Bowling Green employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.6%	8.6%
Manufacturing sector	6.8%	6.8%
Financial & insurance services	2.1%	2.1%
Wholesale & retail services	11.6%	11.6%
Public administration	15.4%	15.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.1%	2.1%
Education, health & social services	7.9%	7.9%
Other	42.8%	42.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Long Branch, VA	7,906	$177,218	220.3%
Lake Land'Or, VA	3,675	$99,579	80.0%
Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA	5,027	$64,507	16.6%
Lake Caroline, VA	1,423	$60,820	9.9%
Port Royal, VA	151	$42,857	22.5%
Bowling Green, VA	1,367	$58,750	6.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mansfield Center, CT	1,367	$81,938	48.1%
Saint-Joseph, NB	1,367	n/a
Avoca, IA	1,368	$53,688	3.0%
Koontz Lake, IN	1,368	$49,574	10.4%
Goodman, MS	1,368	$20,284	63.3%
Bowling Green, VA	1,367	$58,750	6.2%

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