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

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

28%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Shady Spring	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$28,432	$24,002	$29,829
Median household income	$62,500	$42,644	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$72,656	$51,051	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$37,637	$24,321	$35,192
Median earnings male	$58,707	$34,780	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,887	$22,329	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	17.6%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Shady Spring is 5% lower than the national average
The median household income in Shady Spring is 13% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Shady Spring is 28% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Shady Spring is 16% higher than the national average

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$41,662 $62,500 $125,000

City

$28,426 $42,644 $85,288

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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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%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ghent, WV	589	$135,994	145.8%
Prosperity, WV	1,451	$58,724	6.1%
Piney View, WV	1,199	$56,944	2.9%
Beckley, WV	16,240	$42,972	22.3%
Glen White, WV	648	$42,545	23.1%
Shady Spring, WV	3,467	$62,500	13.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Alnwick, NB	3,467	n/a
Feather Sound, FL	3,466	$79,457	43.6%
Ticonderoga, NY	3,466	$51,000	7.8%
Rochester, PA	3,468	$35,448	35.9%
Union Springs, AL	3,465	$21,422	61.3%
Shady Spring, WV	3,467	$62,500	13.0%

Source: The Shady Spring, WV employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).