Lafayette, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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178%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

240%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lafayette	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$82,899	$34,967	$29,829
Median household income	$0	$66,149	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$0	$82,180	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$42,481	$35,192
Median earnings male	$0	$41,712	$36,919
Median earnings female	$250,001	$29,664	$26,250
Unemployment rate	15.8%	3.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	21.3%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lafayette is 178% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lafayette is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lafayette is 240% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Lafayette is 41% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$0 $0 $0

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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Lafayette median earnings by income bracket

Lafayette employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	8.8%	8.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	19.3%	19.3%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	71.9%	71.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Riner, VA	1,196	$115,114	108.1%
Cave Spring, VA	25,193	$68,225	23.3%
Hollins, VA	15,113	$67,958	22.8%
Salem, VA	25,290	$63,411	14.6%
Christiansburg, VA	22,482	$63,372	14.6%
Lafayette, VA	813	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wilton, AL	813	$49,702	10.2%
Cottondale, FL	813	$35,417	36.0%
Tignall, GA	813	$48,512	12.3%
Colfax, IN	813	$52,188	5.7%
Castine, ME	813	$138,125	149.7%
Lafayette, VA	813	$0	100.0%

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