Franklin, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Franklin	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$42,035	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$86,442	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$74,496	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$86,752	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$72,628	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.2%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Franklin is 6% lower than the national average
The median household income in Franklin is 6% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Franklin is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Franklin is 7% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$57,622 $86,442 $172,884

City

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

State

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

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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Franklin median earnings by income bracket

Franklin employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.4%	23.4%
Manufacturing sector	18.5%	18.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	8.9%	8.9%
Public administration	4.8%	4.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	25.8%	25.8%
Other	18.5%	18.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Brandywine, WV	164	$39,510	51.4%
Whitmer, WV	84	$0	100.0%
Franklin, WV	543	$86,442	6.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Key Colony Beach, FL	543	$135,757	66.9%
Strasburg, IL	543	$93,654	15.1%
Danville, MD	543	$3,748	95.4%
Bull Creek, MO	543	$41,117	49.4%
Urich, MO	543	$51,833	36.3%
Franklin, WV	543	$86,442	6.3%

Source: The Franklin, 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.