Alum Creek, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Alum Creek	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$29,764	$24,002	$29,829
Median household income	$59,446	$42,644	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$58,268	$51,051	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$112,958	$24,321	$35,192
Median earnings male	$49,286	$34,780	$36,919
Median earnings female	$36,788	$22,329	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.0%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.8%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Alum Creek is equal to the national average
The median household income in Alum Creek is 7% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Alum Creek is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Alum Creek is 61% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$39,626 $59,446 $118,892

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Alum Creek median earnings by income bracket

Alum Creek employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	26.1%	26.1%
Manufacturing sector	4.0%	4.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	20.8%	20.8%
Public administration	4.3%	4.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.8%	7.8%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	37.0%	37.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Comfort, WV	225	$91,818	66.0%
Teays Valley, WV	13,729	$88,865	60.6%
Culloden, WV	2,790	$77,648	40.4%
Tornado, WV	976	$68,566	23.9%
Racine, WV	476	$64,868	17.3%
Alum Creek, WV	1,579	$59,446	7.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Grayville, IL	1,579	$47,222	14.6%
Neoga, IL	1,579	$50,694	8.4%
Towanda, KS	1,579	$64,773	17.1%
Leadwood, MO	1,579	$48,068	13.1%
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, QC	1,579	n/a
Alum Creek, WV	1,579	$59,446	7.5%

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