Huntington, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

40%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Huntington	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$23,166	$24,002	$29,829
Median household income	$33,012	$42,644	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$53,873	$51,051	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$18,424	$24,321	$35,192
Median earnings male	$24,766	$34,780	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,717	$22,329	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	32.1%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Huntington is 22% lower than the national average
The median household income in Huntington is 40% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Huntington is 18% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Huntington is 113% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$22,005 $33,012 $66,024

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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Huntington median earnings by income bracket

Huntington employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.7%	9.7%
Manufacturing sector	7.7%	7.7%
Financial & insurance services	2.0%	2.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.0%	15.0%
Public administration	7.2%	7.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.0%	4.0%
Education, health & social services	23.2%	23.2%
Other	28.6%	28.6%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bellefonte, KY	958	$111,513	101.6%
Westwood city, KY	608	$81,750	47.8%
Prichard, WV	321	$76,477	38.2%
Lavalette, WV	1,256	$72,310	30.7%
South Point, OH	3,130	$66,847	20.8%
Huntington, WV	46,139	$33,012	40.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Horizon West, FL	46,204	$105,909	91.4%
Littleton, CO	46,208	$76,375	38.1%
West Vancouver, BC	46,220	n/a
Mission, BC	46,224	n/a
Quinte West, ON	46,045	n/a
Huntington, WV	46,139	$33,012	40.3%

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