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

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

76%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Ashby	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$47,170	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$59,752	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$97,664	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$38,164	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$66,106	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,719	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.2%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.8%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Ashby is 5% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fort Ashby is 27% 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

$39,830 $59,752 $119,504

City

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

State

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

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	300	$194,857	139.6%
Vale Summit, MD	140	$182,526	124.4%
Gilmore, MD	315	$135,791	67.0%
Burlington, WV	117	$127,955	57.3%
Finzel, MD	888	$116,106	42.8%
Fort Ashby, WV	1,196	$59,752	26.5%

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Big River, CA	1,196	$63,540	21.9%
Silverado Resort, CA	1,196	$254,738	213.2%
Gretna, FL	1,196	$38,405	52.8%
Weeki Wachee Gardens, FL	1,196	$27,218	66.5%
Mapleton, IA	1,196	$69,302	14.8%
Fort Ashby, WV	1,196	$59,752	26.5%

Source: The Fort Ashby, 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.