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

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

178%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Coal Fork	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$37,380	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$80,721	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$80,892	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$38,602	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$24,604	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	13.6%	4.3%	4.9%
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 1% 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

$53,808 $80,721 $161,442

City

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

State

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

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%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Comfort, WV	230	$136,093	67.3%
Pinch, WV	3,634	$98,134	20.7%
Racine, WV	489	$95,773	17.8%
Elkview, WV	1,130	$85,552	5.2%
Cross Lanes, WV	9,790	$81,100	0.3%
Coal Fork, WV	1,608	$80,721	0.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Homer, MI	1,608	$59,812	26.5%
Cardington, OH	1,608	$60,371	25.8%
Luther, OK	1,608	$80,272	1.3%
West Lawn, PA	1,608	$94,720	16.5%
Central Kootenay C, BC	1,608	n/a
Coal Fork, WV	1,608	$80,721	0.8%

Source: The Coal Fork, 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.