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As of 2010, the per capita income of Virginia is $31,313, which is higher than the national average of $26,059. Virginia median household income is $60,674, which has grown by 29.99% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Virginia residents spend 25.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the national average of 23.7 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, #6

Virginia	31,313 USD
U.S.	26,059 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Virginia	32,527 USD
U.S.	28,899 USD

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

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Virginia	40,326 USD
U.S.	33,276 USD

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

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Virginia	27,072 USD
U.S.	24,157 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #9

Virginia	60,674 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Virginia	81,608 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #7

Virginia	29.99%
U.S.	19.17%

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		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.90%	$13,396, see rank	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	26.50%	$16,275, see rank	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	1.95%	$3,166, see rank	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	20.65%	$26,874, see rank	17.45%	$22,006

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

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

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Virginia	72,476 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Virginia	94,262 USD
U.S.	79,338 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 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Virginia	U.S.
White	$65,414, see rank	$52,480
Black	$41,044, see rank	$33,578
Hispanic	$58,309, see rank	$40,165
Asian	$85,735, see rank	$67,022
American Indian, Alaska Native	$52,100, see rank	$35,062
Hawaiian Native	$145,471, see rank	$52,776
One Race, Other	$56,644, see rank	$38,230
Two or More Races	$61,809, see rank	$43,597

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$31,582, see rank	$24,143
25 to 44	$65,517, see rank	$54,024
45 to 64	$73,224, see rank	$60,683
65 or over	$39,274, see rank	$34,381

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

Employment Status

	Virginia	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,385,834	see rank	243,832,923
Male¹	3,103,114	48.59%, see rank	48.62%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,226,848	71.76%, see rank	69.78%
Male, In Armed Forces²	95,873	3.09%, see rank	0.76%
Male, Civilian²	2,130,975	68.67%, see rank	69.03%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,950,922	91.55%, see rank	88.43%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	180,053	8.45%, see rank	11.57%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	876,266	28.24%, see rank	30.22%
Female¹	3,282,720	51.41%, see rank	51.38%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,029,658	61.83%, see rank	59.26%
Female, In Armed Forces²	18,728	0.57%, see rank	0.12%
Female, Civilian²	2,010,930	61.26%, see rank	59.13%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,863,277	92.66%, see rank	89.99%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	147,653	7.34%, see rank	10.01%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,253,062	38.17%, see rank	40.74%

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 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Virginia	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,845,626	100%	136,941,010
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,966,482	77.14%, see rank	76.57%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	383,909	9.98%, see rank	9.69%
Public Transportation	168,554	4.38%, see rank	4.94%
Walked	103,982	2.70%, see rank	2.77%
Other Means	55,664	1.45%, see rank	1.70%
Worked at Home	167,035	4.34%, see rank	4.33%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Virginia	25.7 minutes
U.S.	23.7 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 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Virginia	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,814,199	-	139,033,928
Male¹	1,950,922	51.15%, see rank	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	777,336	39.84%, see rank	32.77%
Service Occupations²	259,049	13.28%, see rank	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	318,119	16.31%, see rank	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	18,466	0.95%, see rank	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	186,310	9.55%, see rank	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	276,690	14.18%, see rank	17.70%
Female¹	1,863,277	48.85%, see rank	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	827,311	44.40%, see rank	39.40%
Service Occupations²	360,346	19.34%, see rank	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	573,250	30.77%, see rank	32.73%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,650	0.14%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,660	0.30%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	89,518	4.80%, see rank	5.67%

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	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,814,199	100%	139,033,928
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	43,462	1.14%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	250,997	6.58%, see rank	6.25%
Manufacturing	294,075	7.71%, see rank	10.39%
Wholesale Trade	78,185	2.05%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	412,990	10.83%, see rank	11.65%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	148,999	3.91%, see rank	4.92%
Information	84,089	2.20%, see rank	2.17%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	247,653	6.49%, see rank	6.67%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	552,907	14.50%, see rank	10.58%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	804,003	21.08%, see rank	23.24%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	325,747	8.54%, see rank	9.25%
Public Administration	372,210	9.76%, see rank	5.17%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	198,882	5.21%, see rank	4.97%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Virginia	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	861,969	11.08%, see rank	15.33%
Family in Poverty	155,973	7.75%, see rank	11.28%

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