Chincoteague, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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44%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

14%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Chincoteague	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$64,529	$52,412	$44,883
Median household income	$80,079	$97,559	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$87,683	$122,661	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$52,746	$62,827	$52,080
Median earnings male	$78,649	$61,054	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,810	$44,172	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.1%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Chincoteague is 44% higher than the national average
The median household income in Chincoteague is 2% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Chincoteague is 14% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Chincoteague is 53% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$53,380 $80,079 $160,158

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Chincoteague median earnings by income bracket

Chincoteague employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.8%	5.8%
Manufacturing sector	12.5%	12.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.5%	15.5%
Public administration	8.4%	8.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	15.7%	15.7%
Education, health & social services	14.9%	14.9%
Other	19.6%	19.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Girdletree, MD	119	$188,611	131.9%
Nelsonia, VA	504	$114,918	41.3%
Captains Cove, VA	1,298	$85,636	5.3%
Atlantic, VA	578	$75,472	7.2%
Bloxom, VA	374	$69,825	14.1%
Chincoteague, VA	2,943	$80,079	1.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Eufaula, OK	2,943	$69,717	14.3%
Cetronia, PA	2,943	$134,941	65.9%
Welch, WV	2,943	$38,323	52.9%
Good Hope, AL	2,942	$80,226	1.4%
Elgin, SC	2,942	$69,562	14.5%
Chincoteague, VA	2,943	$80,079	1.5%

Source: The Chincoteague, 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.