Fairlawn, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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1%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

40%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fairlawn	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$29,574	$34,967	$29,829
Median household income	$56,554	$66,149	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$61,953	$82,180	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$24,324	$42,481	$35,192
Median earnings male	$24,135	$41,712	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,348	$29,664	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	3.5%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fairlawn is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fairlawn is 2% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fairlawn is 40% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fairlawn is 77% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,698 $56,554 $113,108

City

$44,094 $66,149 $132,298

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Fairlawn median earnings by income bracket

Fairlawn employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.4%	8.4%
Manufacturing sector	19.6%	19.6%
Financial & insurance services	2.0%	2.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.8%	10.8%
Public administration	11.4%	11.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.6%	11.6%
Education, health & social services	6.6%	6.6%
Other	29.6%	29.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Riner, VA	1,196	$115,114	108.1%
New River, VA	370	$94,063	70.0%
Hiwassee, VA	229	$72,829	31.6%
Draper, VA	679	$71,731	29.7%
Pearisburg, VA	2,637	$67,926	22.8%
Fairlawn, VA	2,656	$56,554	2.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lexington Hills, CA	2,656	$202,431	265.9%
La Mesilla, NM	2,656	$56,806	2.7%
Gastonville, PA	2,656	$60,833	10.0%
Hartley, CA	2,655	$123,173	122.6%
Casey, IL	2,655	$45,784	17.2%
Fairlawn, VA	2,656	$56,554	2.2%

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