Birch River, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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68%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

367%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Birch River	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$14,544	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$0	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	22.9%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	50.0%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Birch River is 68% lower than the national average
The median household income in Birch River is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Birch River is 367% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Birch River is 231% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$0 $0 $0

City

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

State

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

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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Birch River median earnings by income bracket

Birch River employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	100.0%	100.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gassaway, WV	1,189	$78,850	3.1%
Summersville, WV	3,443	$64,732	20.4%
Sutton, WV	1,032	$59,941	26.3%
Camden-on-Gauley, WV	205	$57,580	29.2%
Craigsville, WV	2,132	$53,782	33.9%
Birch River, WV	119	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wet Camp Village, AZ	119	$9,565	88.2%
Mettler, CA	119	$73,817	9.2%
Milford, CA	119	$0	100.0%
Strawberry CDP (Tuolumne County), CA	119	$0	100.0%
Archer, IA	119	$62,427	23.2%
Birch River, WV	119	$0	100.0%

Source: The Birch River, 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.