MacArthur, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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44%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

55%

Household income NAT. AVG.

49%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	MacArthur	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$16,569	$24,002	$29,829
Median household income	$25,147	$42,644	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$31,544	$51,051	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$15,899	$24,321	$35,192
Median earnings male	$17,344	$34,780	$36,919
Median earnings female	$11,887	$22,329	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	39.3%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in MacArthur is 44% lower than the national average
The median household income in MacArthur is 55% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in MacArthur is 49% lower than the national average
The poverty level in MacArthur is 160% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$16,762 $25,147 $50,294

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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MacArthur employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.4%	15.4%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	19.6%	19.6%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	3.8%	3.8%
Other	61.3%	61.3%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ghent, WV	589	$135,994	145.8%
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Bolt, WV	417	$57,739	4.4%
MacArthur, WV	1,712	$25,147	54.5%

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Yamaska, QC	1,712	n/a
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Ko Olina, HI	1,713	$114,643	107.2%
Randolph, ME	1,711	$45,625	17.5%
MacArthur, WV	1,712	$25,147	54.5%

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