Century, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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7%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

490%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Century	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$41,940	$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	$13,052	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	28.9%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	0.0%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Century is 7% lower than the national average
The median household income in Century is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Century is 490% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Century is 100% lower 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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Century median earnings by income bracket

Century 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	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	100.0%	100.0%
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.
Bridgeport, WV	8,970	$127,076	56.2%
Wolf Summit, WV	127	$87,001	7.0%
Flemington, WV	363	$83,488	2.6%
West Milford, WV	565	$80,287	1.3%
Nutter Fort, WV	1,866	$76,703	5.7%
Century, WV	160	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hardwick, CA	160	$0	100.0%
Verdi, CA	160	$0	100.0%
Moorland, IA	160	$94,215	15.8%
Randall, IA	160	$83,870	3.1%
Coxton, KY	160	$0	100.0%
Century, WV	160	$0	100.0%

Source: The Century, 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.