Kingwood, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Kingwood	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$42,273	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$81,323	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$106,050	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$55,712	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$71,319	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,947	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.8%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.4%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Kingwood is 6% lower than the national average
The median household income in Kingwood is equal to the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Kingwood is 39% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Kingwood is 22% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,209 $81,323 $162,646

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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Kingwood employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	22.9%	22.9%
Manufacturing sector	4.2%	4.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	5.7%	5.7%
Public administration	17.4%	17.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.4%	9.4%
Education, health & social services	12.1%	12.1%
Other	25.3%	25.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cheat Lake, WV	9,896	$139,765	71.8%
Brandonville, WV	138	$107,692	32.4%
Brookhaven, WV	6,522	$104,705	28.7%
Albright, WV	398	$87,233	7.3%
Oakland, MD	2,152	$82,635	1.6%
Kingwood, WV	3,163	$81,323	0.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shady Cove, OR	3,163	$66,633	18.1%
Dadeville, AL	3,164	$39,448	51.5%
DeWitt, AR	3,164	$55,254	32.1%
Shrub Oak, NY	3,164	$168,393	107.0%
Dunean, SC	3,164	$52,081	36.0%
Kingwood, WV	3,163	$81,323	0.0%

Source: The Kingwood, 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.