Valley Head, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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24%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

34%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Valley Head	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$34,153	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$53,752	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$53,502	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$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	16.7%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Valley Head is 24% lower than the national average
The median household income in Valley Head is 34% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Valley Head is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Valley Head is 10% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,831 $53,752 $107,504

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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Valley Head median earnings by income bracket

Valley Head employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	100.0%	100.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%
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.
Durbin, WV	322	$70,458	13.4%
Arbovale, WV	126	$58,788	27.7%
Mill Creek, WV	874	$58,566	28.0%
Helvetia, WV	86	$0	100.0%
Bartow, WV	81	$0	100.0%
Valley Head, WV	172	$53,752	33.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Elgin, AZ	172	$75,100	7.7%
Vernon, AZ	172	$0	100.0%
Sierraville, CA	172	$0	100.0%
Sisquoc, CA	172	$76,232	6.3%
Castalia, IA	172	$65,827	19.1%
Valley Head, WV	172	$53,752	33.9%

Source: The Valley Head, 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.