Coal Fork, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

178%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Coal Fork	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$24,797	$24,002	$29,829
Median household income	$53,179	$42,644	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$53,488	$51,051	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$24,321	$35,192
Median earnings male	$26,588	$34,780	$36,919
Median earnings female	$16,557	$22,329	$26,250
Unemployment rate	13.0%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.6%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Coal Fork is 17% lower than the national average
The median household income in Coal Fork is 4% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Coal Fork is 178% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Coal Fork is 10% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,449 $53,179 $106,358

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Coal Fork employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.6%	17.6%
Manufacturing sector	11.2%	11.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	11.0%	11.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.2%	11.2%
Education, health & social services	15.9%	15.9%
Other	33.1%	33.1%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Comfort, WV	225	$91,818	66.0%
Pinch, WV	3,538	$67,054	21.2%
Racine, WV	476	$64,868	17.3%
Elkview, WV	1,095	$56,415	2.0%
Pratt, WV	334	$54,722	1.1%
Coal Fork, WV	1,547	$53,179	3.9%

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Yalaha, FL	1,547	$87,819	58.7%
Avon, MN	1,547	$85,463	54.5%
West Lawn, PA	1,547	$63,125	14.1%
Sainte-Perpétue, QC	1,547	n/a
Medicine Lodge, KS	1,546	$48,052	13.1%
Coal Fork, WV	1,547	$53,179	3.9%

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