Clifton, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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168%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

233%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Clifton	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$120,155	$52,412	$44,883
Median household income	$270,552	$97,559	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$273,638	$122,661	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$62,827	$52,080
Median earnings male	$118,089	$61,054	$54,343
Median earnings female	$93,423	$44,172	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	0.0%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Clifton is 168% higher than the national average
The median household income in Clifton is 233% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Clifton is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Clifton is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$180,349 $270,552 $541,104

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Clifton median earnings by income bracket

Clifton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.2%	5.2%
Manufacturing sector	2.1%	2.1%
Financial & insurance services	13.5%	13.5%
Wholesale & retail services	5.2%	5.2%
Public administration	4.2%	4.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.3%	6.3%
Education, health & social services	3.1%	3.1%
Other	60.4%	60.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Brookmont, MD	4,032	$366,921	351.1%
South Run, VA	6,907	$345,624	324.9%
McLean, VA	49,909	$327,457	302.6%
Floris, VA	8,028	$320,978	294.6%
Wolf Trap, VA	16,866	$320,606	294.2%
Clifton, VA	316	$270,552	232.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Waldo, AL	316	$51,292	36.9%
Holy Cross, IA	316	$101,853	25.2%
Elliott, IL	316	$70,708	13.1%
Kinderhook, IL	316	$97,505	19.9%
Edwardsport, IN	316	$69,696	14.3%
Clifton, VA	316	$270,552	232.6%

Source: The Clifton, 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.