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Louisa, VA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Louisa is $21,932, which is much lower than the state average of $33,958 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Louisa median household income is $45,286, which has grown by 53.41% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 38.81% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Louisa residents spend 25.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is about the same as 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, #368

Louisa, VA	21,932 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

Louisa, VA	26,092 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

Louisa, VA	30,597 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

Louisa, VA	16,875 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, #321

Louisa, VA	45,286 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Louisa, VA	59,347 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #68

Louisa, VA	53.41%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

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

	Louisa, VA		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.00%	$5,042, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.19%	$14,838, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.38%	$4,133, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.70%	$24,091, 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

Louisa, VA	54,716 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Louisa, VA	71,292 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

	Louisa, VA	Virginia	U.S.
White	$46,184, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$33,313, see rank	$44,288	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,250, see rank	$60,459	$42,396
One Race, Other	$100,991, see rank	$54,333	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Louisa, VA	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$46,806, see rank	$30,558	$25,788
25 to 44	$55,536, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$43,173, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$22,500, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Louisa, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,662, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	745, 44.83%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	541, 72.62%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	541, 72.62%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	503, 92.98%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	38, 7.02%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	204, 27.38%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	917, 55.17%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	479, 52.24%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	479, 52.24%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	465, 97.08%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	14, 2.92%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	438, 47.76%, 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

	Louisa, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	963, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	603, 62.62%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	211, 21.91%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	8, 0.83%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	46, 4.78%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	32, 3.32%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	63, 6.54%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Louisa, VA	25.8 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

	Louisa, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	968	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	503, 51.96%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	152, 30.22%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	50, 9.94%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	43, 8.55%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 0.40%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	66, 13.12%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	155, 30.82%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	465, 48.04%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	166, 35.70%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	119, 25.59%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	122, 26.24%, 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	8, 1.72%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	50, 10.75%, 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

	Louisa, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	968, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3, 0.31%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	93, 9.61%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	181, 18.70%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	14, 1.45%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	122, 12.60%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	79, 8.16%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	5, 0.52%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	60, 6.20%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	79, 8.16%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	177, 18.29%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	69, 7.13%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	36, 3.72%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	50, 5.17%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Louisa, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	365	16.84%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	52	11.28%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

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