Richmond, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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3%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

26%

Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Richmond	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$29,011	$34,967	$29,829
Median household income	$41,187	$66,149	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$67,516	$82,180	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$28,870	$42,481	$35,192
Median earnings male	$28,684	$41,712	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,608	$29,664	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	25.4%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Richmond is 3% lower than the national average
The median household income in Richmond is 26% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Richmond is 27% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Richmond is 68% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$27,455 $41,187 $82,374

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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Richmond median earnings by income bracket

Richmond employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.0%	0.8%
Manufacturing sector	6.7%	0.3%
Financial & insurance services	6.2%	6.3%
Wholesale & retail services	13.1%	11.8%
Public administration	5.1%	5.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.6%	2.5%
Education, health & social services	17.1%	36.8%
Other	35.2%	30.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wyndham, VA	10,097	$145,464	162.9%
Short Pump, VA	27,099	$111,296	101.2%
Woodlake, VA	7,172	$98,135	77.4%
Chamberlayne, VA	6,086	$85,370	54.3%
Innsbrook, VA	7,707	$84,072	52.0%
Richmond, VA	216,773	$41,187	25.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Richmond Hill, ON	215,407	n/a
Boise, ID	218,677	$52,249	5.6%
San Bernardino, CA	214,581	$38,456	30.5%
Des Moines, IA	212,859	$48,088	13.1%
Birmingham, AL	212,424	$32,404	41.4%
Richmond, VA	216,773	$41,187	25.6%

Source: The Richmond, VA employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).