Virgie, KY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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66%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

64%

Household income NAT. AVG.

6%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Virgie	Kentucky	National
Income per capita	$10,154	$24,802	$29,829
Median household income	$19,732	$44,811	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$19,732	$56,922	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$26,529	$35,192
Median earnings male	$0	$32,723	$36,919
Median earnings female	$13,056	$23,082	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	49.4%	18.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Virgie is 66% lower than the national average
The median household income in Virgie is 64% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Virgie is 6% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Virgie is 227% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$13,153 $19,732 $39,464

City

$29,871 $44,811 $89,622

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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Virgie median earnings by income bracket

Virgie employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	33.3%	33.3%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	66.7%	66.7%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Coal Run Village, KY	1,319	$44,167	20.2%
Pikeville, KY	6,642	$39,122	29.3%
Clintwood, VA	1,563	$35,450	35.9%
Payne Gap, KY	588	$30,667	44.6%
Whitesburg, KY	2,215	$30,568	44.7%
Virgie, KY	342	$19,732	64.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Montrose, GA	342	$55,521	0.4%
Oliver, GA	342	$31,250	43.5%
Persia, IA	342	$52,500	5.1%
Alto Pass, IL	342	$50,000	9.6%
Williamsburg, KS	342	$32,188	41.8%
Virgie, KY	342	$19,732	64.3%

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