Gainesville, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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53%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

168%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Gainesville	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$68,764	$52,412	$44,883
Median household income	$218,082	$97,559	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$227,940	$122,661	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$140,862	$62,827	$52,080
Median earnings male	$119,854	$61,054	$54,343
Median earnings female	$78,983	$44,172	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.6%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Gainesville is 53% higher than the national average
The median household income in Gainesville is 168% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Gainesville is 43% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Gainesville is 76% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$145,373 $218,082 $436,164

City

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

State

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

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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Gainesville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.0%	10.0%
Manufacturing sector	4.4%	4.4%
Financial & insurance services	3.4%	3.4%
Wholesale & retail services	12.4%	12.4%
Public administration	16.6%	16.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.8%	6.8%
Education, health & social services	10.2%	10.2%
Other	33.2%	33.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Floris, VA	8,028	$320,978	294.6%
Franklin Farm, VA	19,257	$282,174	246.9%
Brambleton, VA	21,606	$280,915	245.4%
Independent Hill, VA	9,773	$271,814	234.2%
Clifton, VA	316	$270,552	232.6%
Gainesville, VA	16,819	$218,082	168.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Brunswick, GA	16,817	$41,372	49.1%
Port Washington, NY	16,824	$226,427	178.4%
Cañon City, CO	16,810	$75,562	7.1%
Red Wing, MN	16,808	$86,170	5.9%
Ammon, ID	16,800	$82,752	1.7%
Gainesville, VA	16,819	$218,082	168.1%

Source: The Gainesville, 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.