Merrimac, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Merrimac	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$55,207	$52,412	$44,883
Median household income	$87,876	$97,559	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$120,272	$122,661	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$58,313	$62,827	$52,080
Median earnings male	$68,529	$61,054	$54,343
Median earnings female	$52,076	$44,172	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.1%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Merrimac is 23% higher than the national average
The median household income in Merrimac is 8% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Merrimac is 20% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Merrimac is equal to the national average

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am i middle class

$58,578 $87,876 $175,752

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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Merrimac employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.1%	19.1%
Manufacturing sector	27.3%	27.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	4.4%	4.4%
Public administration	3.4%	3.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.0%	3.0%
Education, health & social services	25.7%	25.7%
Other	17.2%	17.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Riner, VA	1,241	$174,306	114.3%
New River, VA	383	$142,089	74.7%
Christiansburg, VA	23,191	$92,562	13.8%
Shawsville, VA	2,002	$89,903	10.5%
Belview, VA	1,038	$84,890	4.4%
Merrimac, VA	2,967	$87,876	8.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cold Spring Harbor, NY	2,967	$371,740	357.1%
Wawa, ON	2,967	n/a
Brandenburg, KY	2,966	$72,428	10.9%
Shelby, MT	2,966	$67,044	17.6%
Kingman, KS	2,968	$75,375	7.3%
Merrimac, VA	2,967	$87,876	8.0%

Source: The Merrimac, 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.