Tappahannock, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

34%

Household income NAT. AVG.

65%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Tappahannock	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$35,397	$52,412	$44,883
Median household income	$53,961	$97,559	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$76,534	$122,661	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$48,118	$62,827	$52,080
Median earnings male	$49,004	$61,054	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,274	$44,172	$38,439
Unemployment rate	8.1%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	30.2%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Tappahannock is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in Tappahannock is 34% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Tappahannock is 65% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Tappahannock is 100% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,970 $53,961 $107,922

City

$65,032 $97,559 $195,118

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Tappahannock median earnings by income bracket

Tappahannock employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	27.5%	27.5%
Manufacturing sector	11.9%	11.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	29.3%	29.3%
Public administration	8.8%	8.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	10.9%	10.9%
Other	11.7%	11.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Central Garage, VA	1,238	$122,173	50.2%
Warsaw, VA	2,453	$83,841	3.1%
Montross, VA	568	$64,003	21.3%
Tappahannock, VA	1,980	$53,961	33.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mitchell, NE	1,980	$69,761	14.2%
Cross Lake 19A, MB	1,980	n/a
Peace No. 135, AB	1,980	n/a
Uniontown, AL	1,981	$28,751	64.7%
Chuluota, FL	1,981	$122,344	50.4%
Tappahannock, VA	1,980	$53,961	33.7%

Source: The Tappahannock, 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.