Chester Gap, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

81%

Household income NAT. AVG.

65%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Chester Gap	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$36,388	$34,967	$29,829
Median household income	$100,192	$66,149	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$100,357	$82,180	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$88,750	$42,481	$35,192
Median earnings male	$53,563	$41,712	$36,919
Median earnings female	$68,527	$29,664	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	7.1%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Chester Gap is 22% higher than the national average
The median household income in Chester Gap is 81% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Chester Gap is 65% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Chester Gap is 53% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$66,787 $100,192 $200,384

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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Chester Gap median earnings by income bracket

Chester Gap employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	24.0%	24.0%
Manufacturing sector	15.7%	15.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	8.9%	8.9%
Public administration	13.4%	13.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.9%	11.9%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	9.5%	9.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sperryville, VA	291	$80,926	46.3%
Shenandoah Shores, VA	777	$78,105	41.2%
Shenandoah Farms, VA	3,729	$75,188	35.9%
Skyland Estates, VA	941	$74,375	34.4%
Apple Mountain Lake, VA	1,345	$71,736	29.7%
Chester Gap, VA	1,125	$100,192	81.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kirklin, IN	1,125	$48,375	12.6%
Nassau, NY	1,125	$80,417	45.4%
New Knoxville, OH	1,125	$67,000	21.1%
Byrdstown, TN	1,125	$34,444	37.7%
Homeland, GA	1,124	$42,813	22.6%
Chester Gap, VA	1,125	$100,192	81.1%

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