Whitesville, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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54%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

62%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Whitesville	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$20,858	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$30,603	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$49,912	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$27,638	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$43,954	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.3%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	54.8%	17.7%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Whitesville is 54% lower than the national average
The median household income in Whitesville is 62% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Whitesville is 53% 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

$20,399 $30,603 $61,206

City

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

State

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

Nation

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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	230	$136,093	67.3%
Van, WV	142	$109,842	35.1%
Racine, WV	489	$95,773	17.8%
Sylvester, WV	232	$84,807	4.3%
Page, WV	189	$73,559	9.6%
Whitesville, WV	274	$30,603	62.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Manchester, CA	274	$76,757	5.6%
Allerton, IL	274	$89,005	9.4%
Willow Hill, IL	274	$43,854	46.1%
Elk City, KS	274	$40,143	50.6%
Clayton, MI	274	$67,470	17.0%
Whitesville, WV	274	$30,603	62.4%

Source: The Whitesville, 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.