Brightwood, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

47%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Brightwood	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$52,227	$52,412	$44,883
Median household income	$119,783	$97,559	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$120,907	$122,661	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$65,824	$62,827	$52,080
Median earnings male	$48,720	$61,054	$54,343
Median earnings female	$71,891	$44,172	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.7%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Brightwood is 16% higher than the national average
The median household income in Brightwood is 47% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Brightwood is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Brightwood is 49% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$79,847 $119,783 $239,566

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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Brightwood median earnings by income bracket

Brightwood employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	42.2%	42.2%
Manufacturing sector	21.3%	21.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	20.9%	20.9%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	15.6%	15.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Culpeper, VA	19,271	$107,814	32.6%
Ruckersville, VA	1,282	$107,042	31.6%
Twin Lakes, VA	1,566	$85,706	5.4%
Orange, VA	5,140	$82,734	1.7%
Stanardsville, VA	506	$71,669	11.9%
Brightwood, VA	1,332	$119,783	47.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Seven Mile, AZ	1,332	$0	100.0%
Shell Knob, MO	1,332	$58,546	28.0%
Alamance, NC	1,332	$131,759	62.0%
Oxford, NJ	1,332	$81,216	0.1%
Clinton, OH	1,332	$105,786	30.1%
Brightwood, VA	1,332	$119,783	47.3%

Source: The Brightwood, 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.