Fredericksburg, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

26%

Household income NAT. AVG.

14%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fredericksburg	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$36,785	$34,967	$29,829
Median household income	$69,528	$66,149	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$126,375	$82,180	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$51,706	$42,481	$35,192
Median earnings male	$44,453	$41,712	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,918	$29,664	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.9%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fredericksburg is 23% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fredericksburg is 26% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fredericksburg is 14% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fredericksburg is 8% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$46,347 $69,528 $139,056

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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Fredericksburg median earnings by income bracket

Fredericksburg employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.5%	11.5%
Manufacturing sector	6.8%	6.8%
Financial & insurance services	3.7%	3.7%
Wholesale & retail services	11.8%	11.8%
Public administration	15.6%	15.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.1%	4.1%
Education, health & social services	12.4%	12.4%
Other	30.5%	30.5%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Long Branch, VA	7,906	$177,218	220.3%
Aquia Harbour, VA	5,709	$124,615	125.3%
Laurel Hill, VA	8,771	$113,750	105.6%
Lake Wilderness, VA	2,837	$113,083	104.4%
Falmouth, VA	4,911	$108,810	96.7%
Fredericksburg, VA	29,059	$69,528	25.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rexburg, ID	29,064	$33,278	39.8%
SeaTac, WA	29,102	$66,131	19.5%
Fuquay-Varina, NC	29,110	$81,914	48.1%
Oak Ridge, TN	29,124	$55,869	1.0%
Southgate, MI	29,129	$59,975	8.4%
Fredericksburg, VA	29,059	$69,528	25.7%

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