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

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

70%

Household income NAT. AVG.

62%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	New River	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$36,392	$34,967	$29,829
Median household income	$94,063	$66,149	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$94,063	$82,180	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$42,481	$35,192
Median earnings male	$54,167	$41,712	$36,919
Median earnings female	$33,682	$29,664	$26,250
Unemployment rate	7.6%	3.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	10.3%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in New River is 22% higher than the national average
The median household income in New River is 70% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in New River is 62% higher than the national average
The poverty level in New River is 32% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$62,702 $94,063 $188,126

City

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

State

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

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 River median earnings by income bracket

New River employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	32.6%	32.6%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	15.1%	15.1%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	52.3%	52.3%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Riner, VA	1,196	$115,114	108.1%
Hiwassee, VA	229	$72,829	31.6%
Draper, VA	679	$71,731	29.7%
Pearisburg, VA	2,637	$67,926	22.8%
Christiansburg, VA	22,482	$63,372	14.6%
New River, VA	370	$94,063	70.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Naknek, AK	370	$69,583	25.8%
Beaverville, IL	370	$49,464	10.6%
Mount Clare, IL	370	$31,250	43.5%
Royal, IL	370	$75,750	36.9%
Shelby, IN	370	$56,181	1.6%
New River, VA	370	$94,063	70.0%

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