Shady Spring, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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7%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

14%

Household income NAT. AVG.

29%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Shady Spring	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$41,655	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$92,800	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$107,031	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$55,165	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$85,179	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,146	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	17.6%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Shady Spring is 7% lower than the national average
The median household income in Shady Spring is 14% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Shady Spring is 29% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Shady Spring is 16% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$61,860 $92,800 $185,600

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Shady Spring median earnings by income bracket

Shady Spring employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.4%	6.4%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.2%	13.2%
Public administration	10.2%	10.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.3%	11.3%
Education, health & social services	16.7%	16.7%
Other	41.0%	41.0%

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Glen White, WV	671	$64,373	20.9%
Shady Spring, WV	3,570	$92,800	14.1%

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Shady Spring, WV	3,570	$92,800	14.1%

Source: The Shady Spring, 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.