Whitesville, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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53%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

63%

Household income NAT. AVG.

54%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Whitesville	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$14,118	$24,002	$29,829
Median household income	$20,313	$42,644	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$33,417	$51,051	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$18,594	$24,321	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,125	$34,780	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$22,329	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	54.8%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Whitesville is 53% lower than the national average
The median household income in Whitesville is 63% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Whitesville is 54% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Whitesville is 263% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$13,540 $20,313 $40,626

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Whitesville median earnings by income bracket

Whitesville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	16.9%	16.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	16.9%	16.9%
Public administration	16.9%	16.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	49.2%	49.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Comfort, WV	225	$91,818	66.0%
Van, WV	138	$72,500	31.1%
Racine, WV	476	$64,868	17.3%
Sylvester, WV	224	$56,000	1.2%
Page, WV	185	$48,396	12.5%
Whitesville, WV	265	$20,313	63.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Letona, AR	265	$37,500	32.2%
Lonsdale, AR	265	$55,789	0.8%
Trinity Center, CA	265	$38,594	30.2%
Garden Prairie, IL	265	$32,039	42.1%
Arjay, KY	265	$12,017	78.3%
Whitesville, WV	265	$20,313	63.3%

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