Scarbro, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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31%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

31%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Scarbro	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$30,915	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$55,903	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$73,821	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$32,347	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,297	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.5%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	36.7%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Scarbro is 31% lower than the national average
The median household income in Scarbro is 31% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Scarbro is 53% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Scarbro is 143% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,264 $55,903 $111,806

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Scarbro employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	11.7%	11.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	47.4%	47.4%
Public administration	9.9%	9.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	31.0%	31.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Charlton Heights, WV	560	$115,069	41.5%
Hilltop, WV	808	$106,982	31.5%
Prosperity, WV	1,481	$89,258	9.7%
Bolt, WV	425	$84,980	4.5%
Piney View, WV	1,245	$84,142	3.5%
Scarbro, WV	524	$55,903	31.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Summit, AR	524	$61,296	24.6%
Mulford, CO	524	$178,171	119.1%
Brooks, GA	524	$127,899	57.3%
Kuttawa, KY	524	$77,968	4.1%
Ossipee, NC	524	$74,217	8.7%
Scarbro, WV	524	$55,903	31.3%

Source: The Scarbro, 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.