Smithfield, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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57%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

73%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Smithfield	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$19,171	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$22,359	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$14,631	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	33.7%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Smithfield is 57% lower than the national average
The median household income in Smithfield is 73% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Smithfield is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Smithfield is 123% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$14,904 $22,359 $44,718

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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Smithfield median earnings by income bracket

Smithfield employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	100.0%	100.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hepzibah, WV	487	$120,819	48.5%
Wallace, WV	318	$116,570	43.3%
West Union, WV	1,058	$103,999	27.9%
Enterprise, WV	1,153	$92,902	14.2%
Lumberport, WV	977	$92,370	13.6%
Smithfield, WV	175	$22,359	72.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Spring Garden, AL	175	$0	100.0%
Greenway, AR	175	$45,675	43.8%
Farmington, CA	175	$0	100.0%
Rico, CO	175	$88,227	8.5%
Haverhill, IA	175	$94,376	16.0%
Smithfield, WV	175	$22,359	72.5%

Source: The Smithfield, 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.