Belmont, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Belmont	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$24,769	$24,002	$29,829
Median household income	$50,083	$42,644	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$53,500	$51,051	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$24,321	$35,192
Median earnings male	$36,875	$34,780	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,583	$22,329	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	14.4%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Belmont is 17% lower than the national average
The median household income in Belmont is 9% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Belmont is 33% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Belmont is 5% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$33,385 $50,083 $100,166

City

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

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Belmont median earnings by income bracket

Belmont employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.0%	5.0%
Manufacturing sector	40.9%	40.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.7%	14.7%
Public administration	1.9%	1.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.1%	3.1%
Education, health & social services	17.0%	17.0%
Other	16.2%	16.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
North Hills, WV	950	$114,861	107.6%
Mineralwells, WV	2,163	$87,683	58.5%
Boaz, WV	1,645	$77,750	40.5%
Devola, OH	2,593	$74,191	34.1%
Waverly, WV	687	$73,676	33.2%
Belmont, WV	965	$50,083	9.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Windsor village, IL	965	$49,286	10.9%
Harmony, IN	965	$55,855	1.0%
Aulander, NC	965	$42,071	24.0%
Casper Mountain, WY	965	$114,397	106.8%
Mnjikaning First Nation 32, ON	965	n/a
Belmont, WV	965	$50,083	9.5%

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