2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Ferrum, VA vs Walden, NY

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- Household income in Walden, is 79% more than it is in Ferrum and is 8% below the National Average.
- Ferrum unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Walden unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Ferrum, VAWalden, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$13,132  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$64,115$69,021
 Family Median Income$43,990  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ferrum, VAWalden, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock25.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K17.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K23.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K1.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ferrum, VAWalden, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library2.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support36.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.8%13.1%
Reviews for Ferrum    1 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

DO NOT MOVE HERE! All there is to do here is sit inside all day and play CS:GO or go walk down to a little creek and drink from it like a real Ferrum Native. Please DO  More

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Reviews for Walden    1 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Walden for 12 years. I moved up from NYC. It’s the last affordable place to buy an old Victorian near NYC. The location is awesome 25 minutes to great  More

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