Brenton, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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45%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Brenton	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$16,409	$24,002	$29,829
Median household income	$0	$42,644	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$0	$51,051	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$24,321	$35,192
Median earnings male	$0	$34,780	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$22,329	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	18.9%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Brenton is 45% lower than the national average
The median household income in Brenton is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Brenton is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Brenton is 25% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$0 $0 $0

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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Brenton median earnings by income bracket

Brenton employment by industry

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

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pineville, WV	495	$60,938	10.2%
Bolt, WV	417	$57,739	4.4%
Kopperston, WV	413	$56,932	2.9%
Man, WV	1,121	$53,125	4.0%
Mullens, WV	1,797	$50,688	8.4%
Brenton, WV	106	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Franklin CDP (Sacramento County), CA	106	$24,323	56.0%
Vona, CO	106	$70,750	27.9%
Arion, IA	106	$34,167	38.2%
Carpenter, IA	106	$45,000	18.7%
Popejoy, IA	106	$31,979	42.2%
Brenton, WV	106	$0	100.0%

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