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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Brightwood is $25,901, which is lower than the state average of $33,958 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Brightwood median household income is $64,441. On average Brightwood residents spend 36.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is higher 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, #275

Brightwood, VA	25,901 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

Brightwood, VA	27,969 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

Brightwood, VA	38,864 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

Brightwood, VA	25,000 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, #189

Brightwood, VA	64,441 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Brightwood, VA	74,008 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Brightwood, VA	64.33%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Brightwood, 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

	Brightwood, VA		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.57%	$12,471, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	45.11%	$22,707, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.79%	$2,164, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	27.74%	$21,773, 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

Brightwood, VA	79,279 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Brightwood, VA	85,310 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

	Brightwood, VA	Virginia	U.S.
White	$63,289, see rank	$69,851	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Brightwood, VA	Virginia	U.S.
45 to 64	$73,696, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$64,013, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Brightwood, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,189, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	524, 44.07%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	343, 65.46%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	343, 65.46%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	343, 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	181, 34.54%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	665, 55.93%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	464, 69.77%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	464, 69.77%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	464, 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	201, 30.23%, 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

	Brightwood, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	807, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	616, 76.33%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	132, 16.36%, 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	14, 1.73%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	45, 5.58%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Brightwood, VA	36.4 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

	Brightwood, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	807	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	343, 42.50%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	23, 6.71%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	115, 33.53%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	33, 9.62%, 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	105, 30.61%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	67, 19.53%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	464, 57.50%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	163, 35.13%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	119, 25.65%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	142, 30.60%, 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	40, 8.62%, 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

	Brightwood, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	807, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	105, 13.01%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	45, 5.58%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	163, 20.20%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	52, 6.44%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	30, 3.72%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	62, 7.68%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	148, 18.34%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	125, 15.49%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	50, 6.20%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	27, 3.35%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Brightwood, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	68	4.76%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	17	4.56%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

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