New Castle, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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7%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

80%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	New Castle	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$48,153	$52,412	$44,883
Median household income	$0	$97,559	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$223,825	$122,661	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$28,804	$62,827	$52,080
Median earnings male	$144,895	$61,054	$54,343
Median earnings female	$59,146	$44,172	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.0%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.2%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in New Castle is 7% higher than the national average
The median household income in New Castle is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in New Castle is 80% lower than the national average
The poverty level in New Castle is 21% higher 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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New Castle median earnings by income bracket

New Castle employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.7%	1.7%
Manufacturing sector	48.3%	48.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	34.5%	34.5%
Public administration	3.4%	3.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	6.9%	6.9%
Other	5.2%	5.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Daleville, VA	2,816	$135,294	66.3%
Laymantown, VA	1,884	$117,635	44.6%
Hollins, VA	15,501	$102,354	25.8%
Salem, VA	26,071	$95,075	16.9%
Cloverdale, VA	3,303	$82,647	1.6%
New Castle, VA	292	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kalihiwai, HI	292	$100,489	23.6%
Deep River, IA	292	$76,477	6.0%
Kensett, IA	292	$49,496	39.1%
Buncombe, IL	292	$67,349	17.2%
Plainville, IL	292	$74,523	8.4%
New Castle, VA	292	$0	100.0%

Source: The New Castle, 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.