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Cities in Virginia by median household income

Vienna, VA had the highest median household income of 39 cities in 2023, at $223,571. Martinsville, VA had the lowest, at $42,434. The median was $67,758 and the figure for Virginia was $90,974. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest223,571Vienna, VA
Lowest42,434Martinsville, VA
Median67,75839 cities
Virginia90,974History

All cities, 2023

Vienna, VA: 223,571 USDVienna, VA223,571Falls Church, VA: 154,734 USDFalls Church, VA154,734Herndon, VA: 141,418 USDHerndon, VA141,418Leesburg, VA: 140,668 USDLeesburg, VA140,668Fairfax, VA: 132,774 USDFairfax, VA132,774Poquoson, VA: 120,919 USDPoquoson, VA120,919Manassas, VA: 117,919 USDManassas, VA117,919Alexandria, VA: 113,638 USDAlexandria, VA113,638Manassas Park, VA: 100,668 USDManassas Park, VA100,668Chesapeake, VA: 94,189 USDChesapeake, VA94,189Culpeper, VA: 91,429 USDCulpeper, VA91,429Virginia Beach, VA: 90,685 USDVirginia Beach, VA90,685Suffolk, VA: 90,089 USDSuffolk, VA90,089Fredericksburg, VA: 85,368 USDFredericksburg, VA85,368Warrenton, VA: 80,441 USDWarrenton, VA80,441Colonial Heights, VA: 76,250 USDColonial Heights, VA76,250Christiansburg, VA: 75,451 USDChristiansburg, VA75,451Williamsburg, VA: 70,206 USDWilliamsburg, VA70,206Charlottesville, VA: 69,829 USDCharlottesville, VA69,829Hampton, VA: 67,758 USDHampton, VA67,758Newport News, VA: 66,718 USDNewport News, VA66,718Salem, VA: 66,716 USDSalem, VA66,716Winchester, VA: 64,648 USDWinchester, VA64,648Front Royal, VA: 64,025 USDFront Royal, VA64,025Norfolk, VA: 64,017 USDNorfolk, VA64,017Richmond, VA: 62,671 USDRichmond, VA62,671Staunton, VA: 62,586 USDStaunton, VA62,586Lynchburg, VA: 59,808 USDLynchburg, VA59,808Harrisonburg, VA: 59,752 USDHarrisonburg, VA59,752Portsmouth, VA: 58,972 USDPortsmouth, VA58,972Waynesboro, VA: 56,364 USDWaynesboro, VA56,364Radford, VA: 52,791 USDRadford, VA52,791Roanoke, VA: 52,671 USDRoanoke, VA52,671Petersburg, VA: 50,741 USDPetersburg, VA50,741Hopewell, VA: 48,681 USDHopewell, VA48,681Blacksburg, VA: 48,070 USDBlacksburg, VA48,070Bristol, VA: 44,706 USDBristol, VA44,706Danville, VA: 42,778 USDDanville, VA42,778Martinsville, VA: 42,434 USDMartinsville, VA42,434Vienna, VA: 223,571 USDVienna, VA223,571Falls Church, VA: 154,734 USDFalls Church, VA154,734Herndon, VA: 141,418 USDHerndon, VA141,418Leesburg, VA: 140,668 USDLeesburg, VA140,668Fairfax, VA: 132,774 USDFairfax, VA132,774Poquoson, VA: 120,919 USDPoquoson, VA120,919Manassas, VA: 117,919 USDManassas, VA117,919Alexandria, VA: 113,638 USDAlexandria, VA113,638Manassas Park, VA: 100,668 USDManassas Park, VA100,668Chesapeake, VA: 94,189 USDChesapeake, VA94,189Culpeper, VA: 91,429 USDCulpeper, VA91,429Virginia Beach, VA: 90,685 USDVirginia Beach, VA90,685Suffolk, VA: 90,089 USDSuffolk, VA90,089Fredericksburg, VA: 85,368 USDFredericksburg, VA85,368Warrenton, VA: 80,441 USDWarrenton, VA80,441Colonial Heights, VA: 76,250 USDColonial Heights, VA76,250Christiansburg, VA: 75,451 USDChristiansburg, VA75,451Williamsburg, VA: 70,206 USDWilliamsburg, VA70,206Charlottesville, VA: 69,829 USDCharlottesville, VA69,829Hampton, VA: 67,758 USDHampton, VA67,758Newport News, VA: 66,718 USDNewport News, VA66,718Salem, VA: 66,716 USDSalem, VA66,716Winchester, VA: 64,648 USDWinchester, VA64,648Front Royal, VA: 64,025 USDFront Royal, VA64,025Norfolk, VA: 64,017 USDNorfolk, VA64,017Richmond, VA: 62,671 USDRichmond, VA62,671Staunton, VA: 62,586 USDStaunton, VA62,586Lynchburg, VA: 59,808 USDLynchburg, VA59,808Harrisonburg, VA: 59,752 USDHarrisonburg, VA59,752Portsmouth, VA: 58,972 USDPortsmouth, VA58,972Waynesboro, VA: 56,364 USDWaynesboro, VA56,364Radford, VA: 52,791 USDRadford, VA52,791Roanoke, VA: 52,671 USDRoanoke, VA52,671Petersburg, VA: 50,741 USDPetersburg, VA50,741Hopewell, VA: 48,681 USDHopewell, VA48,681Blacksburg, VA: 48,070 USDBlacksburg, VA48,070Bristol, VA: 44,706 USDBristol, VA44,706Danville, VA: 42,778 USDDanville, VA42,778Martinsville, VA: 42,434 USDMartinsville, VA42,434
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Vienna, VA223,571+3.7%
2Falls Church, VA154,734-6%
3Herndon, VA141,418+6%
4Leesburg, VA140,668+6.3%
5Fairfax, VA132,774+3.2%
6Poquoson, VA120,919+5.6%
7Manassas, VA117,919+6.7%
8Alexandria, VA113,638+0.4%
9Manassas Park, VA100,668+9.8%
10Chesapeake, VA94,189+1.6%
11Culpeper, VA91,429+5.2%
12Virginia Beach, VA90,685+3.6%
13Suffolk, VA90,089+2.7%
14Fredericksburg, VA85,368+2.3%
15Warrenton, VA80,441-3.9%
16Colonial Heights, VA76,250+5.6%
17Christiansburg, VA75,451+5.6%
18Williamsburg, VA70,206+5.1%
19Charlottesville, VA69,829+3.9%
20Hampton, VA67,758+5.2%
21Newport News, VA66,718+5.3%
22Salem, VA66,716-2.5%
23Winchester, VA64,648+3.4%
24Front Royal, VA64,025+2.1%
25Norfolk, VA64,017+4.9%
26Richmond, VA62,671+5.1%
27Staunton, VA62,586+4.8%
28Lynchburg, VA59,808+6.3%
29Harrisonburg, VA59,752+6.6%
30Portsmouth, VA58,972+3.2%
31Waynesboro, VA56,364+7.3%
32Radford, VA52,791+3.4%
33Roanoke, VA52,671+2.2%
34Petersburg, VA50,741+8.1%
35Hopewell, VA48,681-3.9%
36Blacksburg, VA48,070+14.4%
37Bristol, VA44,706-1.2%
38Danville, VA42,778+3.1%
39Martinsville, VA42,434+8.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Virginia by median household income, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Virginia by median household income, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/virginia-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Vienna, VA, with $223,571 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Martinsville, VA, with $42,434 in 2023.

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