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Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area is $29,098, which is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area median household income is $59,244. On average Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area residents spend 23.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #113

Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area	29,098 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area	31,674 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area	38,030 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area	25,927 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #69

Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area	59,244 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area	75,270 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area	5.38%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.12%	$14,733, see rank	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.78%	$17,158, see rank	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.61%	$3,238, see rank	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.60%	$27,751, see rank	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area	71,059 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area	86,213 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area	U.S.
White	$67,883, see rank	$56,900
Black	$42,332, see rank	$35,600
Hispanic	$52,027, see rank	$42,396
Asian	$69,411, see rank	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$51,684, see rank	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$75,611, see rank	$53,370
One Race, Other	$45,183, see rank	$40,300
Two or More Races	$54,286, see rank	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area	U.S.
less than 25	$33,620, see rank	$25,788
25 to 44	$59,650, see rank	$58,398
45 to 64	$72,494, see rank	$65,027
65 or over	$46,082, see rank	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,351,489	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	658,714	48.74%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	484,259	73.52%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	59,746	9.07%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	424,513	64.45%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	388,626	91.55%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	35,887	8.45%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	174,455	26.48%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	692,775	51.26%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	427,883	61.76%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	11,549	1.67%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	416,334	60.10%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	382,712	91.92%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	33,622	8.08%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	264,892	38.24%, see rank	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	827,474	100%	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	671,509	81.15%, see rank	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	69,791	8.43%, see rank	9.59%
Public Transportation	14,834	1.79%, see rank	5.06%
Walked	25,040	3.03%, see rank	2.78%
Other Means	12,677	1.53%, see rank	1.79%
Worked at Home	33,623	4.06%, see rank	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area	23.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	771,338	-	143,435,233
Male¹	388,626	50.38%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	128,810	33.14%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	59,552	15.32%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	65,713	16.91%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,729	0.44%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	41,933	10.79%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	60,998	15.70%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	382,712	49.62%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	155,245	40.56%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	79,090	20.67%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	126,005	32.92%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	286	0.07%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,913	0.50%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	18,309	4.78%, see rank	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	771,338	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3,600	0.47%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	49,969	6.48%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	68,911	8.93%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	16,379	2.12%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	92,788	12.03%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	32,750	4.25%, see rank	4.93%
Information	13,838	1.79%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	44,717	5.80%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	86,569	11.22%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	172,582	22.37%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	77,338	10.03%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	73,740	9.56%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	38,157	4.95%, see rank	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News Area	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	199,333	12.22%, see rank	15.59%
Family in Poverty	39,327	9.27%, see rank	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.