Lester, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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51%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

52%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lester	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$21,784	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$39,395	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$39,073	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$39,788	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,108	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	54.7%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lester is 51% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lester is 52% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lester is 43% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lester is 262% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,260 $39,395 $78,790

City

$41,622 $62,440 $124,880

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Lester median earnings by income bracket

Lester employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.2%	2.2%
Manufacturing sector	2.2%	2.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	5.4%	5.4%
Public administration	3.3%	3.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.5%	6.5%
Education, health & social services	19.6%	19.6%
Other	60.9%	60.9%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ghent, WV	602	$199,102	144.8%
Hilltop, WV	808	$106,982	31.5%
Shady Spring, WV	3,570	$92,800	14.1%
Pineville, WV	513	$90,963	11.8%
Prosperity, WV	1,481	$89,258	9.7%
Lester, WV	605	$39,395	51.6%

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Launiupoko, HI	605	$237,218	191.7%
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Emlyn, KY	605	$105,545	29.8%
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Arlee, MT	605	$40,529	50.2%
Lester, WV	605	$39,395	51.6%

Source: The Lester, 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.