Lesage, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

25%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lesage	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$25,152	$24,002	$29,829
Median household income	$41,742	$42,644	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$63,954	$51,051	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$24,321	$35,192
Median earnings male	$43,603	$34,780	$36,919
Median earnings female	$17,617	$22,329	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.6%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lesage is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lesage is 25% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lesage is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lesage is 16% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$27,825 $41,742 $83,484

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Lesage median earnings by income bracket

Lesage employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.5%	2.5%
Manufacturing sector	56.5%	56.5%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Other	41.0%	41.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Culloden, WV	2,790	$77,648	40.4%
Apple Grove, WV	151	$75,789	37.0%
Lavalette, WV	1,256	$72,310	30.7%
Hurricane, WV	6,225	$62,308	12.6%
Barboursville, WV	4,232	$57,599	4.1%
Lesage, WV	745	$41,742	24.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Plumerville, AR	745	$31,506	43.0%
Doyle, CA	745	$64,388	16.4%
Summerland, CA	745	$108,633	96.4%
Early, IA	745	$58,438	5.6%
Shannon, IL	745	$52,500	5.1%
Lesage, WV	745	$41,742	24.5%

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