West Point, KY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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29%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

35%

Household income NAT. AVG.

17%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	West Point	Kentucky	National
Income per capita	$21,179	$24,802	$29,829
Median household income	$36,081	$44,811	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$43,438	$56,922	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$20,000	$26,529	$35,192
Median earnings male	$29,844	$32,723	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,589	$23,082	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	24.9%	18.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in West Point is 29% lower than the national average
The median household income in West Point is 35% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in West Point is 17% lower than the national average
The poverty level in West Point is 65% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$24,051 $36,081 $72,162

City

$29,871 $44,811 $89,622

State

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

Nation

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West Point median earnings by income bracket

West Point employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	29.9%	29.9%
Manufacturing sector	13.9%	13.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	27.3%	27.3%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.2%	3.2%
Education, health & social services	3.2%	3.2%
Other	22.5%	22.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Audubon Park, KY	1,273	$96,250	74.0%
Doe Valley, KY	1,969	$94,038	70.0%
Fox Chase, KY	721	$89,167	61.2%
Hunters Hollow, KY	338	$73,750	33.3%
Pioneer Village, KY	2,933	$70,461	27.4%
West Point, KY	1,098	$36,081	34.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
East Bangor, PA	1,098	$60,167	8.8%
Reedsville, WI	1,098	$61,515	11.2%
Curve Lake First Nation 35, ON	1,098	n/a
Roberta, GA	1,099	$46,538	15.9%
Sandoval, IL	1,099	$45,476	17.8%
West Point, KY	1,098	$36,081	34.8%

Source: The West Point, KY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).