Oakvale, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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70%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

61%

Household income NAT. AVG.

227%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Oakvale	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$13,333	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$31,378	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$91,489	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$31,425	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,813	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	16.0%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.4%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Oakvale is 70% lower than the national average
The median household income in Oakvale is 61% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Oakvale is 227% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Oakvale is 2% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$20,916 $31,378 $62,756

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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Oakvale median earnings by income bracket

Oakvale 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	33.3%	33.3%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	66.7%	66.7%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pearisburg, VA	2,732	$99,210	22.0%
Athens, WV	1,017	$78,061	4.0%
Narrows, VA	2,166	$75,126	7.6%
Princeton, WV	5,861	$62,044	23.7%
Peterstown, WV	782	$60,127	26.1%
Oakvale, WV	208	$31,378	61.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gakona, AK	208	$0	100.0%
Fairford, AL	208	$0	100.0%
Ratcliff, AR	208	$60,916	25.1%
Whitfield CDP (Santa Rosa County), FL	208	$52,567	35.4%
Williams, IN	208	$0	100.0%
Oakvale, WV	208	$31,378	61.4%

Source: The Oakvale, 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.