Gassaway, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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24%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

178%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Gassaway	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$22,739	$24,002	$29,829
Median household income	$53,073	$42,644	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$53,500	$51,051	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$52,961	$24,321	$35,192
Median earnings male	$35,625	$34,780	$36,919
Median earnings female	$28,077	$22,329	$26,250
Unemployment rate	12.9%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.8%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Gassaway is 24% lower than the national average
The median household income in Gassaway is 4% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Gassaway is 178% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Gassaway is 15% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,378 $53,073 $106,146

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Gassaway median earnings by income bracket

Gassaway employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.3%	13.3%
Manufacturing sector	1.9%	1.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	32.2%	32.2%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	2.8%	2.8%
Other	49.8%	49.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Burnsville, WV	645	$72,375	30.8%
Flatwoods, WV	396	$42,411	23.3%
Sutton, WV	999	$40,469	26.8%
Birch River, WV	116	$0	100.0%
Gassaway, WV	1,151	$53,073	4.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Johnstonville, CA	1,151	$82,417	49.0%
Clarence, IA	1,151	$54,063	2.3%
Chevy Chase View, MD	1,151	$250,001	351.9%
Crenshaw, MS	1,151	$30,817	44.3%
Botkins, OH	1,151	$56,875	2.8%
Gassaway, WV	1,151	$53,073	4.1%

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