Fort Ashby, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

29%

Household income NAT. AVG.

76%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Ashby	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$31,708	$24,002	$29,829
Median household income	$39,375	$42,644	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$65,795	$51,051	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$25,398	$24,321	$35,192
Median earnings male	$44,514	$34,780	$36,919
Median earnings female	$26,056	$22,329	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.1%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	14.8%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Ashby is 6% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fort Ashby is 29% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fort Ashby is 76% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fort Ashby is 2% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,247 $39,375 $78,750

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Fort Ashby median earnings by income bracket

Fort Ashby employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.8%	11.8%
Manufacturing sector	39.4%	39.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	15.8%	15.8%
Education, health & social services	15.1%	15.1%
Other	17.9%	17.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shaft, MD	291	$132,782	140.0%
Vale Summit, MD	137	$121,106	118.9%
Gilmore, MD	308	$91,842	66.0%
Burlington, WV	114	$84,821	53.3%
Finzel, MD	869	$77,375	39.9%
Fort Ashby, WV	1,163	$39,375	28.8%

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Toledo, IL	1,163	$51,364	7.2%
Terre Hill, PA	1,163	$61,563	11.3%
Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, QC	1,163	n/a
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Gretna, FL	1,164	$26,042	52.9%
Fort Ashby, WV	1,163	$39,375	28.8%

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