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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wattsville is $22,321, which is much lower than the state average of $33,958 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Wattsville median household income is $40,833. On average Wattsville residents spend 18.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.0 minutes and 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, #360

Wattsville, VA	22,321 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wattsville, VA	26,463 USD
Virginia	34,987 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

Wattsville, VA	26,875 USD
Virginia	41,629 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

Wattsville, VA	23,281 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #362

Wattsville, VA	40,833 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wattsville, VA	43,825 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Wattsville, VA		-2.85%
Virginia		38.81%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Wattsville, VA median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Virginia 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

	Wattsville, VA		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.94%	$1,874, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.94%	$13,734, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.95%	$6,259, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.23%	$8,971, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	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

Wattsville, VA	48,802 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wattsville, VA	55,973 USD
Virginia	102,254 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

	Wattsville, VA	Virginia	U.S.
White	$40,729, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$47,604, see rank	$44,288	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Wattsville, VA	Virginia	U.S.
25 to 44	$29,044, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$53,696, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$17,292, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Wattsville, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,038, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	479, 46.15%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	388, 81.00%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	8, 1.67%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	380, 79.33%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	380, 100.00%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	91, 19.00%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	559, 53.85%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	362, 64.76%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	362, 64.76%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	362, 100.00%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	197, 35.24%, see rank	38.61%	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

	Wattsville, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	709, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	709, 100.00%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wattsville, VA	18.8 minutes
Virginia	28.0 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

	Wattsville, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	742	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	380, 51.21%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	118, 31.05%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	21, 5.53%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	22, 5.79%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	49, 12.89%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	135, 35.53%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	362, 48.79%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	83, 22.93%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	62, 17.13%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	163, 45.03%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	54, 14.92%, see rank	4.52%	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

	Wattsville, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	742, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	107, 14.42%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	111, 14.96%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	69, 9.30%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	22, 2.96%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	64, 8.63%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	120, 16.17%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	75, 10.11%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	117, 15.77%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	47, 6.33%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	10, 1.35%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Wattsville, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	208	17.15%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	47	16.49%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

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