Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 19, 2023.

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.

Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Martinsville city
Danville city
Radford city
Blacksburg town
Bristol city
Hopewell city
Petersburg city
Waynesboro city
Roanoke city
Highland Springs CDP
Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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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