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

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55%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

66%

Household income NAT. AVG.

46%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Gay	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$13,372	$24,002	$29,829
Median household income	$18,667	$42,644	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$26,118	$51,051	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$14,297	$24,321	$35,192
Median earnings male	$33,173	$34,780	$36,919
Median earnings female	$19,479	$22,329	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	37.6%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Gay is 55% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fort Gay is 66% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fort Gay is 46% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fort Gay is 149% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$12,443 $18,667 $37,334

City

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

State

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

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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Fort Gay employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	24.7%	24.7%
Manufacturing sector	17.6%	17.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	7.1%	7.1%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.5%	3.5%
Education, health & social services	10.6%	10.6%
Other	27.1%	27.1%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Prichard, WV	321	$76,477	38.2%
Lavalette, WV	1,256	$72,310	30.7%
Crum, WV	44	$33,839	38.8%
Louisa, KY	2,852	$29,167	47.3%
Wayne, WV	1,186	$24,000	56.6%
Fort Gay, WV	734	$18,667	66.3%

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Waverly, FL	734	$46,635	15.7%
Scotland, PA	734	$83,309	50.6%
Riverview, VA	734	$44,850	18.9%
Cape St. George, NL	734	n/a
Aberdeen, SK	734	n/a
Fort Gay, WV	734	$18,667	66.3%

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