Mechanicsville, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

40%

Household income NAT. AVG.

69%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Mechanicsville	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$36,821	$34,967	$29,829
Median household income	$77,291	$66,149	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$88,442	$82,180	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$51,034	$42,481	$35,192
Median earnings male	$49,567	$41,712	$36,919
Median earnings female	$38,843	$29,664	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.2%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Mechanicsville is 23% higher than the national average
The median household income in Mechanicsville is 40% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Mechanicsville is 69% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Mechanicsville is 65% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,522 $77,291 $154,582

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Mechanicsville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.8%	10.8%
Manufacturing sector	6.9%	6.9%
Financial & insurance services	6.6%	6.6%
Wholesale & retail services	19.9%	19.9%
Public administration	7.8%	7.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.1%	6.1%
Education, health & social services	10.9%	10.9%
Other	29.3%	29.3%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wyndham, VA	11,656	$217,072	292.4%
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Chamberlayne, VA	5,116	$85,753	55.0%
Mechanicsville, VA	37,141	$77,291	39.7%

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Aventura, FL	37,151	$65,893	19.1%
Richmond West, FL	37,123	$76,358	38.0%
Cottage Grove, MN	37,120	$102,600	85.5%
Greenfield, WI	37,117	$61,988	12.0%
Côte-Saint-Luc, QC	37,097	n/a
Mechanicsville, VA	37,141	$77,291	39.7%

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