Roanoke, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 21%

Household income 29%

Unemployment 1%

Index	Roanoke	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$23,611	$34,967	$29,829
Median household income	$39,201	$66,149	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$52,521	$82,180	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$26,560	$42,481	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,242	$41,712	$36,919
Median earnings female	$22,276	$29,664	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	22.2%	11.4%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Roanoke is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in Roanoke is 29% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Roanoke is 1% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Roanoke is 47% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,131$39,201$78,402

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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Roanoke employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.3%	0.9%
Manufacturing sector	14.3%	0.3%
Financial & insurance services	3.2%	7.2%
Wholesale & retail services	15.7%	13.5%
Public administration	5.3%	2.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.8%	3.2%
Education, health & social services	14.2%	35.5%
Other	29.9%	30.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Daleville, VA	3,180	$87,083	57.4%
Westlake Corner, VA	1,075	$77,115	39.4%
Laymantown, VA	2,203	$71,960	30.1%
Blue Ridge, VA	2,979	$62,070	12.2%
Cave Spring, VA	25,719	$59,896	8.3%
Roanoke, VA	99,329	$39,201	29.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC	99,027	n/a
Greeley, CO	98,975	$50,483	8.7%
Flint, MI	98,918	$25,650	53.6%
Kenosha, WI	99,865	$49,636	10.3%
Davie, FL	98,717	$61,704	11.5%
Roanoke, VA	99,329	$39,201	29.1%

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