Prosperity, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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32%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Prosperity	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$30,393	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$89,258	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$101,272	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$36,771	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$40,354	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,074	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.5%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	22.2%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Prosperity is 32% lower than the national average
The median household income in Prosperity is 10% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Prosperity is 53% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Prosperity is 47% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$59,499 $89,258 $178,516

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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Prosperity employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	3.2%	3.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	27.5%	27.5%
Public administration	13.3%	13.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	14.2%	14.2%
Other	41.7%	41.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hilltop, WV	808	$106,982	31.5%
Shady Spring, WV	3,570	$92,800	14.1%
Bolt, WV	425	$84,980	4.5%
Piney View, WV	1,245	$84,142	3.5%
Page, WV	189	$73,559	9.6%
Prosperity, WV	1,481	$89,258	9.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Babson Park, FL	1,481	$80,700	0.8%
Kincaid, IL	1,481	$84,746	4.2%
Laflin, PA	1,481	$130,953	61.0%
Perryville, AR	1,482	$73,487	9.6%
Zebulon, GA	1,480	$59,550	26.8%
Prosperity, WV	1,481	$89,258	9.7%

Source: The Prosperity, 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.