Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in Virginia with household income of less than $40k was 24.29%. Among all Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Martinsville city had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (53.17%), followed by Danville city (50.94%), and Radford city (49.02%).
On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Dranesville CDP (2.39%), Wakefield CDP (2.57%), and Stone Ridge CDP (3.14%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Virginia cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia cities and places with a population of 10K+.
You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | City | Percentage of Households (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martinsville city | 53.17 |
| 2 | Danville city | 50.94 |
| 3 | Radford city | 49.02 |
| 4 | Blacksburg town | 48.56 |
| 5 | Bristol city | 46.31 |
| 6 | Hopewell city | 45.54 |
| 7 | Petersburg city | 44.10 |
| 8 | Waynesboro city | 42.71 |
| 9 | Roanoke city | 42.27 |
| 10 | Highland Springs CDP | 41.41 |
| 11 | Harrisonburg city | 39.64 |
| 12 | Madison Heights CDP | 39.24 |
| 13 | Staunton city | 38.86 |
| 14 | Richmond city | 38.26 |
| 15 | Portsmouth city | 37.62 |
| 16 | Lynchburg city | 36.63 |
| 17 | Norfolk city | 35.92 |
| 18 | Hybla Valley CDP | 34.86 |
| 19 | Charlottesville city | 34.49 |
| 20 | Newport News city | 33.58 |
| 21 | Hampton city | 33.53 |
| 22 | Lakeside CDP | 31.75 |
| 23 | Christiansburg town | 31.61 |
| 24 | Williamsburg city | 31.29 |
| 25 | Winchester city | 31.20 |
| 26 | East Highland Park CDP | 31.09 |
| 27 | Colonial Heights city | 30.54 |
| 28 | Gloucester Point CDP | 30.49 |
| 29 | Front Royal town | 29.91 |
| 30 | Hollins CDP | 29.67 |
| 31 | Stuarts Draft CDP | 29.14 |
| 32 | Timberlake CDP | 28.38 |
| 33 | Manchester CDP | 28.12 |
| 34 | Bailey's Crossroads CDP | 27.98 |
| 35 | Salem city | 27.80 |
| 36 | Chester CDP | 26.40 |
| 37 | Fredericksburg city | 26.17 |
| 38 | Meadowbrook CDP | 25.55 |
| 39 | Laurel CDP | 24.68 |
| 40 | Cave Spring CDP | 24.20 |
| 41 | Suffolk city | 23.70 |
| 42 | Warrenton town | 22.93 |
| 43 | Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County) | 22.70 |
| 44 | Tuckahoe CDP | 22.65 |
| 45 | Culpeper town | 21.21 |
| 46 | Mechanicsville CDP | 21.17 |
| 47 | Bull Run CDP (Prince William County) | 20.02 |
| 48 | Chesapeake city | 19.88 |
| 49 | Annandale CDP | 19.49 |
| 50 | Virginia Beach city | 19.38 |
| 51 | Forest CDP | 19.13 |
| 52 | Woodburn CDP | 19.03 |
| 53 | Mount Vernon CDP | 18.88 |
| 54 | Sudley CDP | 18.55 |
| 55 | Fairfax city | 17.67 |
| 56 | Glen Allen CDP | 17.40 |
| 57 | Woodbridge CDP | 17.22 |
| 58 | Bon Air CDP | 17.17 |
| 59 | Lake Monticello CDP | 16.85 |
| 60 | Manassas city | 16.36 |
| 61 | Yorkshire CDP | 16.30 |
| 62 | Midlothian CDP | 16.20 |
| 63 | Alexandria city | 16.12 |
| 64 | Cherry Hill CDP | 16.06 |
| 65 | Sterling CDP | 15.98 |
| 66 | Triangle CDP | 15.88 |
| 67 | Groveton CDP | 14.75 |
| 68 | Idylwood CDP | 14.01 |
| 69 | Poquoson city | 13.86 |
| 70 | Reston CDP | 13.54 |
| 71 | Herndon town | 13.48 |
| 72 | Springfield CDP | 13.26 |
| 73 | Fair Oaks CDP | 13.08 |
| 74 | Dale City CDP | 13.07 |
| 75 | Arlington CDP | 13.04 |
| 76 | Tysons CDP | 12.99 |
| 77 | Brandermill CDP | 12.65 |
| 77 | Merrifield CDP | 12.65 |
| 78 | Lincolnia CDP | 12.51 |
| 79 | Lake Barcroft CDP | 12.34 |
| 80 | Huntington CDP | 11.46 |
| 81 | Centreville CDP | 11.13 |
| 82 | Leesburg town | 10.74 |
| 83 | West Falls Church CDP | 10.70 |
| 84 | Oakton CDP | 10.60 |
| 85 | Ashburn CDP | 10.51 |
| 85 | Lorton CDP | 10.51 |
| 86 | Lake Ridge CDP | 10.27 |
| 87 | Burke Centre CDP | 9.90 |
| 88 | Manassas Park city | 9.70 |
| 89 | Lansdowne CDP | 9.63 |
| 90 | McNair CDP | 9.49 |
| 91 | Sugarland Run CDP | 9.46 |
| 92 | Kingstowne CDP | 9.33 |
| 93 | Vienna town | 9.13 |
| 94 | Montclair CDP | 9.05 |
| 95 | Gainesville CDP | 8.94 |
| 96 | Chantilly CDP | 8.77 |
| 97 | Kings Park West CDP | 8.49 |
| 98 | Short Pump CDP | 8.40 |
| 99 | Cascades CDP | 8.37 |
| 100 | Falls Church city | 8.24 |
| 101 | McLean CDP | 8.17 |
| 102 | West Springfield CDP | 8.16 |
| 103 | Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County) | 8.00 |
| 104 | Franconia CDP | 7.65 |
| 105 | Buckhall CDP | 7.40 |
| 106 | Wolf Trap CDP | 7.26 |
| 107 | Newington Forest CDP | 6.98 |
| 108 | New Baltimore CDP | 6.69 |
| 109 | Franklin Farm CDP | 6.64 |
| 110 | Fort Hunt CDP | 6.10 |
| 111 | South Riding CDP | 6.00 |
| 112 | Burke CDP | 5.96 |
| 113 | Newington CDP | 5.38 |
| 114 | Lowes Island CDP | 4.91 |
| 115 | Fairfax Station CDP | 4.69 |
| 116 | Difficult Run CDP | 4.25 |
| 116 | Leesylvania CDP | 4.25 |
| 117 | Great Falls CDP | 3.88 |
| 118 | Loudoun Valley Estates CDP | 3.74 |
| 119 | Linton Hall CDP | 3.68 |
| 120 | Broadlands CDP | 3.38 |
| 121 | Brambleton CDP | 3.27 |
| 122 | Wyndham CDP | 3.15 |
| 123 | Stone Ridge CDP | 3.14 |
| 124 | Wakefield CDP | 2.57 |
| 125 | Dranesville CDP | 2.39 |