Madison, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

36%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Madison	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$27,723	$52,412	$44,883
Median household income	$52,250	$97,559	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$36,458	$122,661	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$55,530	$62,827	$52,080
Median earnings male	$17,453	$61,054	$54,343
Median earnings female	$44,307	$44,172	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.5%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	21.0%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Madison is 38% lower than the national average
The median household income in Madison is 36% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Madison is 53% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Madison is 39% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$34,829 $52,250 $104,500

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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Madison median earnings by income bracket

Madison employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.6%	13.6%
Manufacturing sector	10.2%	10.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	37.3%	37.3%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	39.0%	39.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Brightwood, VA	1,332	$119,783	47.3%
Culpeper, VA	19,271	$107,814	32.6%
Ruckersville, VA	1,282	$107,042	31.6%
Twin Lakes, VA	1,566	$85,706	5.4%
Orange, VA	5,140	$82,734	1.7%
Madison, VA	336	$52,250	35.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
King Salmon, AK	336	$132,939	63.5%
Chauncey, GA	336	$56,587	30.4%
Irwin, IA	336	$95,625	17.6%
Templeton, IA	336	$95,218	17.1%
Stonefort, IL	336	$53,093	34.7%
Madison, VA	336	$52,250	35.8%

Source: The Madison, 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.