Rand, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

18%

Household income NAT. AVG.

82%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rand	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$35,982	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$66,364	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$71,710	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$41,339	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,426	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.9%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.5%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rand is 20% lower than the national average
The median household income in Rand is 18% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rand is 82% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Rand is 70% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$44,238 $66,364 $132,728

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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Rand median earnings by income bracket

Rand employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.2%	16.2%
Manufacturing sector	5.0%	5.0%
Financial & insurance services	17.0%	17.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.1%	11.1%
Public administration	15.9%	15.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.6%	8.6%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	26.2%	26.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Comfort, WV	230	$136,093	67.3%
Pinch, WV	3,634	$98,134	20.7%
Racine, WV	489	$95,773	17.8%
Alum Creek, WV	1,637	$88,072	8.3%
Poca, WV	978	$87,408	7.5%
Rand, WV	1,014	$66,364	18.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Milledgeville, IL	1,014	$65,890	19.0%
Stamping Ground, KY	1,014	$68,205	16.1%
Lemannville, LA	1,014	$52,566	35.4%
Wisner, LA	1,014	$37,704	53.6%
Alcorn State University, MS	1,014	$140,492	72.7%
Rand, WV	1,014	$66,364	18.4%

Source: The Rand, 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.