Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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37%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

50%

Household income NAT. AVG.

176%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Mount Gay-Shamrock	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$28,409	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$40,373	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$68,074	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$19,699	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$32,100	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$78,081	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	13.5%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	37.0%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Mount Gay-Shamrock is 37% lower than the national average
The median household income in Mount Gay-Shamrock is 50% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Mount Gay-Shamrock is 176% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Mount Gay-Shamrock is 145% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,912 $40,373 $80,746

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Mount Gay-Shamrock median earnings by income bracket

Mount Gay-Shamrock employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	7.3%	7.3%
Public administration	4.7%	4.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	26.4%	26.4%
Education, health & social services	8.3%	8.3%
Other	35.2%	35.2%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
South Williamson, KY	533	$147,681	81.6%
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Holden, WV	705	$81,043	0.4%
Man, WV	1,160	$80,446	1.1%
Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV	1,479	$40,373	50.4%

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Glencoe, FL	1,479	$100,768	23.9%
Oolitic, IN	1,479	$77,159	5.1%
Sweet Springs, MO	1,479	$65,512	19.5%
Saxonburg, PA	1,479	$73,950	9.1%
Booker, TX	1,479	$90,753	11.6%
Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV	1,479	$40,373	50.4%

Source: The Mount Gay-Shamrock, 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.