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

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Alum Creek	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$44,895	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$88,072	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$85,279	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$169,405	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$73,905	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$54,820	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.3%	4.9%
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 8% 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

$58,708 $88,072 $176,144

City

$41,622 $62,440 $124,880

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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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	230	$136,093	67.3%
Teays Valley, WV	14,024	$132,698	63.2%
Culloden, WV	2,885	$114,005	40.2%
Tornado, WV	1,003	$100,754	23.9%
Racine, WV	489	$95,773	17.8%
Alum Creek, WV	1,637	$88,072	8.3%

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Navarre Beach, FL	1,637	$154,458	89.9%
Osgood, IN	1,637	$65,082	20.0%
Concord, AL	1,636	$95,609	17.6%
Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA	1,636	$157,365	93.5%
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Alum Creek, WV	1,637	$88,072	8.3%

Source: The Alum Creek, WV employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.