Colonial Beach, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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10%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Colonial Beach	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$49,300	$52,412	$44,883
Median household income	$80,866	$97,559	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$112,894	$122,661	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$30,757	$62,827	$52,080
Median earnings male	$81,021	$61,054	$54,343
Median earnings female	$25,739	$44,172	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.0%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Colonial Beach is 10% higher than the national average
The median household income in Colonial Beach is 1% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Colonial Beach is 43% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Colonial Beach is 26% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$53,905 $80,866 $161,732

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Colonial Beach median earnings by income bracket

Colonial Beach employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.8%	15.8%
Manufacturing sector	6.6%	6.6%
Financial & insurance services	2.6%	2.6%
Wholesale & retail services	15.8%	15.8%
Public administration	18.1%	18.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.0%	4.0%
Education, health & social services	16.7%	16.7%
Other	20.4%	20.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Potomac Mills, VA	7,096	$175,267	115.5%
Dahlgren, VA	3,645	$149,870	84.3%
Mechanicsville, MD	1,765	$147,785	81.7%
King George, VA	4,752	$136,119	67.4%
Rock Point, MD	64	$126,811	55.9%
Colonial Beach, VA	3,675	$80,866	0.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Camden, ME	3,675	$106,787	31.3%
Elim, PA	3,675	$77,494	4.7%
Durham, CT	3,676	$182,692	124.6%
St. James, MD	3,676	$123,358	51.7%
Peralta, NM	3,676	$79,776	1.9%
Colonial Beach, VA	3,675	$80,866	0.6%

Source: The Colonial Beach, 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.