Summersville, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

20%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Summersville	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$42,537	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$64,732	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$115,520	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$31,206	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$41,410	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,850	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.1%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Summersville is 5% lower than the national average
The median household income in Summersville is 20% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Summersville is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Summersville is 7% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$43,150 $64,732 $129,464

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Summersville median earnings by income bracket

Summersville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.6%	8.6%
Manufacturing sector	5.8%	5.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	21.8%	21.8%
Public administration	8.0%	8.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.9%	1.9%
Education, health & social services	17.2%	17.2%
Other	23.5%	23.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Camden-on-Gauley, WV	205	$57,580	29.2%
Ansted, WV	1,358	$57,575	29.2%
Craigsville, WV	2,132	$53,782	33.9%
Fenwick, WV	97	$50,392	38.0%
Nettie, WV	507	$36,103	55.6%
Summersville, WV	3,443	$64,732	20.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Arbuckle, CA	3,443	$106,116	30.5%
Carthage, NY	3,443	$66,328	18.4%
Three Rivers, OR	3,443	$100,193	23.2%
Lowville, NY	3,442	$72,501	10.9%
Placentia, NL	3,442	n/a
Summersville, WV	3,443	$64,732	20.4%

Source: The Summersville, 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.