Belmont, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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18%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Belmont	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$36,696	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$74,053	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$78,538	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,996	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,418	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.4%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Belmont is 18% 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

$49,363 $74,053 $148,106

City

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

State

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

Nation

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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	981	$174,290	114.3%
Mineralwells, WV	2,231	$128,187	57.6%
Boaz, WV	1,697	$114,589	40.9%
Devola, OH	2,674	$110,009	35.3%
Waverly, WV	711	$107,734	32.5%
Belmont, WV	997	$74,053	9.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Olin, IA	997	$83,958	3.2%
Tilden, IL	997	$56,272	30.8%
Perryville, KY	997	$76,927	5.4%
Claverack-Red Mills, NY	997	$222,591	173.7%
Bearden, AR	998	$33,985	58.2%
Belmont, WV	997	$74,053	9.0%

Source: The Belmont, 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.