Fairlea, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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39%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

45%

Household income NAT. AVG.

34%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fairlea	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$18,220	$24,002	$29,829
Median household income	$30,582	$42,644	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$45,067	$51,051	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$22,163	$24,321	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,568	$34,780	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$22,329	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	23.4%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fairlea is 39% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fairlea is 45% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fairlea is 34% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fairlea is 55% higher than the national average

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$20,385 $30,582 $61,164

City

$28,426 $42,644 $85,288

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Fairlea median earnings by income bracket

Fairlea employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.6%	7.6%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	35.6%	35.6%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.3%	11.3%
Education, health & social services	5.1%	5.1%
Other	31.3%	31.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ronceverte, WV	1,626	$43,482	21.4%
Falling Spring, WV	156	$38,750	30.0%
White Sulphur Springs, WV	3,051	$32,125	41.9%
Lewisburg, WV	3,857	$31,851	42.4%
Rupert, WV	1,267	$26,989	51.2%
Fairlea, WV	1,857	$30,582	44.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hopewell, NJ	1,857	$121,215	119.1%
San Augustine, TX	1,857	$28,519	48.4%
Waterbury, VT	1,857	$58,810	6.3%
Notre-Dame-des-Pins, QC	1,857	n/a
Fraser Valley D, BC	1,857	n/a
Fairlea, WV	1,857	$30,582	44.7%

Source: The Fairlea, WV employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).