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	$15,055	$37,499	$44,883
Median household income	$29,386	$66,989	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$29,931	$85,266	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$40,176	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$47,734	$54,343
Median earnings female	$18,927	$33,481	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.7%	4.9%
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

$19,588 $29,386 $58,772

City

$44,654 $66,989 $133,978

State

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

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 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	1,349	$65,272	19.7%
Pikeville, KY	6,794	$57,272	29.6%
Clintwood, VA	1,623	$52,445	35.5%
McDowell, KY	640	$46,111	43.3%
Whitesburg, KY	2,268	$46,099	43.3%
Virgie, KY	354	$29,386	63.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Richfield, CA	354	$68,958	15.2%
Iliff, CO	354	$63,612	21.8%
Oliver, GA	354	$46,412	42.9%
Alto Pass, IL	354	$74,847	8.0%
Glenview Hills, KY	354	$204,808	151.8%
Virgie, KY	354	$29,386	63.9%

Source: The Virgie, KY 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.