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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sussex is $24,482, which is lower than the state average of $33,958 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Sussex median household income is $62,500. On average Sussex residents spend 11.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much 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, #305

Sussex, VA	24,482 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

Sussex, VA	11,667 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

Sussex, VA	11,042 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

Sussex, VA	85,096 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, #195

Sussex, VA	62,500 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sussex, VA	63,780 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Sussex, VA	2.32%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Sussex, 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

	Sussex, VA		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	42.00%	$34,657, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	56.00%	$12,536, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-2.00%	$0, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	32.00%	$18,394, 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

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

	Sussex, VA	Virginia	U.S.
White	$65,938, see rank	$69,851	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Sussex, VA	Virginia	U.S.
65 or over	$65,938, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Sussex, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	108, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	52, 48.15%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7, 13.46%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7, 13.46%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7, 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	45, 86.54%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	56, 51.85%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	21, 37.50%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	21, 37.50%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	21, 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	35, 62.50%, 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

	Sussex, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	28, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	21, 75.00%, 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	7, 25.00%, 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

Sussex, VA	11.3 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

	Sussex, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	28	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	7, 25.00%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, 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	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7, 100.00%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	21, 75.00%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	14, 66.67%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7, 33.33%, 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	0, 0.00%, 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

	Sussex, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	28, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	7, 25.00%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	7, 25.00%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	13, 46.43%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	0, 0.00%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	1, 3.57%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Sussex, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	29	37.18%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	9	56.25%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

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