Velda City, MO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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44%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

26%

Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Velda City	Missouri	National
Income per capita	$25,188	$39,715	$44,883
Median household income	$60,080	$72,613	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$64,291	$90,986	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$54,386	$45,210	$52,080
Median earnings male	$40,091	$52,324	$54,343
Median earnings female	$27,356	$36,971	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.9%	15.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Velda City is 44% lower than the national average
The median household income in Velda City is 26% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Velda City is 27% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Velda City is 32% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$40,049 $60,080 $120,160

City

$48,403 $72,613 $145,226

State

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

Nation

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Velda City median earnings by income bracket

Velda City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.7%	2.7%
Manufacturing sector	21.0%	21.0%
Financial & insurance services	1.9%	1.9%
Wholesale & retail services	10.5%	10.5%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.5%	12.5%
Education, health & social services	10.1%	10.1%
Other	37.7%	37.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Westwood, MO	321	$368,561	353.2%
Ladue, MO	8,903	$368,480	353.1%
Huntleigh, MO	463	$365,824	349.8%
Country Life Acres, MO	54	$365,640	349.6%
Town and Country, MO	11,464	$307,729	278.4%
Velda City, MO	1,457	$60,080	26.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ash Grove, MO	1,457	$53,181	34.6%
Callahan, FL	1,458	$84,118	3.4%
Pleasureville, KY	1,456	$62,126	23.6%
Louisville, NE	1,456	$118,894	46.2%
Woodland Park, NE	1,456	$81,353	0.0%
Velda City, MO	1,457	$60,080	26.1%

Source: The Velda City, MO 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.