Velva, ND Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Velva	North Dakota	National
Income per capita	$42,473	$49,864	$44,883
Median household income	$90,014	$89,503	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$105,070	$111,897	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$46,757	$53,273	$52,080
Median earnings male	$74,933	$60,637	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,737	$38,077	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.3%	2.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.4%	11.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Velva is 5% lower than the national average
The median household income in Velva is 11% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Velva is 53% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Velva is 71% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,003 $90,014 $180,028

City

$59,662 $89,503 $179,006

State

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

Nation

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Velva median earnings by income bracket

Velva employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.9%	3.9%
Manufacturing sector	11.0%	11.0%
Financial & insurance services	1.1%	1.1%
Wholesale & retail services	27.0%	27.0%
Public administration	1.1%	1.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	16.0%	16.0%
Education, health & social services	8.9%	8.9%
Other	26.2%	26.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sawyer, ND	287	$113,830	40.0%
Granville, ND	236	$113,253	39.2%
Surrey, ND	1,082	$98,318	20.9%
Karlsruhe, ND	58	$0	100.0%
Logan, ND	374	$0	100.0%
Velva, ND	1,306	$90,014	10.7%

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Keaau, HI	1,306	$110,226	35.5%
Fruitland, IA	1,306	$127,639	56.9%
Madisonville, LA	1,306	$165,154	103.1%
Velva, ND	1,306	$90,014	10.7%

Source: The Velva, ND 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.