Waverly, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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10%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Waverly	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$40,436	$52,412	$44,883
Median household income	$87,996	$97,559	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$94,816	$122,661	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$77,473	$62,827	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,437	$61,054	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,451	$44,172	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.4%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.8%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Waverly is 10% lower than the national average
The median household income in Waverly is 8% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Waverly is 51% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Waverly is 62% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$58,658 $87,996 $175,992

City

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

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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Waverly median earnings by income bracket

Waverly employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.6%	8.6%
Manufacturing sector	25.0%	25.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	16.4%	16.4%
Public administration	6.8%	6.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.8%	9.8%
Education, health & social services	7.8%	7.8%
Other	25.6%	25.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Surry, VA	337	$120,190	47.8%
Fort Lee, VA	6,085	$104,490	28.5%
Sussex, VA	364	$103,812	27.6%
Dendron, VA	355	$87,359	7.4%
Prince George, VA	1,686	$82,822	1.8%
Waverly, VA	2,711	$87,996	8.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Iona, ID	2,711	$113,504	39.6%
Saint-Basile, QC	2,711	n/a
East Garafraxa, ON	2,711	n/a
Ridgeway, AK	2,712	$151,245	86.0%
Big Coppitt Key, FL	2,712	$152,100	87.0%
Waverly, VA	2,711	$87,996	8.2%

Source: The Waverly, 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.