Friendly, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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73%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

52%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Friendly	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$12,303	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$39,158	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$41,433	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,701	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	39.8%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Friendly is 73% lower than the national average
The median household income in Friendly is 52% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Friendly is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Friendly is 164% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,102 $39,158 $78,316

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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Friendly median earnings by income bracket

Friendly employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.7%	6.7%
Manufacturing sector	53.3%	53.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	20.0%	20.0%
Other	20.0%	20.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Stafford, OH	89	$108,490	33.4%
Newport, OH	1,357	$99,606	22.5%
Sardis, OH	644	$80,688	0.8%
Paden City, WV	2,905	$76,394	6.1%
Belmont, WV	997	$74,053	9.0%
Friendly, WV	127	$39,158	51.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Blue Mountain, AR	127	$75,304	7.4%
Whispering Pines, AZ	127	$48,670	40.2%
Nicasio, CA	127	$377,048	363.6%
Princeton, ID	127	$0	100.0%
Raritan, IL	127	$97,547	19.9%
Friendly, WV	127	$39,158	51.9%

Source: The Friendly, 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.