Modest Town, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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48%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Modest Town	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$23,335	$52,412	$44,883
Median household income	$0	$97,559	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$122,661	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$62,827	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$61,054	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$44,172	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	0.0%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Modest Town is 48% lower than the national average
The median household income in Modest Town is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Modest Town is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Modest Town is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$0 $0 $0

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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Modest Town median earnings by income bracket

Modest Town employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	41.0%	41.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	59.0%	59.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Nelsonia, VA	504	$114,918	41.3%
Captains Cove, VA	1,298	$85,636	5.3%
Chincoteague, VA	2,943	$80,079	1.5%
Onley, VA	765	$79,507	2.2%
Pastoria, VA	741	$78,519	3.5%
Modest Town, VA	232	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Alta Vista, IA	232	$73,931	9.1%
Maysville, IA	232	$97,644	20.1%
Volga, IA	232	$75,908	6.7%
Rockford, ID	232	$66,895	17.8%
Thawville, IL	232	$54,164	33.4%
Modest Town, VA	232	$0	100.0%

Source: The Modest Town, 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.