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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Belington is $15,368, which is much lower than the state average of $23,237 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Belington median household income is $36,490, which has grown by 64.71% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 40.01% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Belington residents spend 23.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #317

Belington, WV	15,368 USD
West Virginia	23,237 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Belington, WV	21,250 USD
West Virginia	27,022 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Belington, WV	26,053 USD
West Virginia	34,030 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Belington, WV	16,745 USD
West Virginia	21,583 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #190

Belington, WV	36,490 USD
West Virginia	41,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Belington, WV	43,004 USD
West Virginia	55,976 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #46

Belington, WV	64.71%
West Virginia	40.01%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Belington, WV		West Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.62%	$3,307, see rank	17.03%	$11,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.73%	$17,244, see rank	38.80%	$17,128	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.23%	$713, see rank	2.29%	$2,899	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.34%	$15,225, see rank	23.52%	$17,388	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Belington, WV	40,850 USD
West Virginia	52,875 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Belington, WV	47,178 USD
West Virginia	67,024 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Belington, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
White	$36,250, see rank	$42,140	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Belington, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
25 to 44	$38,125, see rank	$48,823	$58,398
45 to 64	$45,417, see rank	$49,530	$65,027
65 or over	$27,500, see rank	$30,724	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Belington, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,639, see rank	1,513,749	248,775,628
Male¹	793, 48.38%, see rank	48.90%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	430, 54.22%, see rank	59.36%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	430, 54.22%, see rank	59.22%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	366, 85.12%, see rank	90.78%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	64, 14.88%, see rank	9.22%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	363, 45.78%, see rank	40.64%	30.72%
Female¹	846, 51.62%, see rank	51.10%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	458, 54.14%, see rank	49.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	458, 54.14%, see rank	49.37%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	446, 97.38%, see rank	93.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	12, 2.62%, see rank	6.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	388, 45.86%, see rank	50.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Belington, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	781, 100%	736,438	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	669, 85.66%, see rank	82.32%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	55, 7.04%, see rank	10.25%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	5.06%
Walked	22, 2.82%, see rank	2.85%	2.78%
Other Means	6, 0.77%, see rank	1.01%	1.79%
Worked at Home	29, 3.71%, see rank	2.84%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Belington, WV	23.2 minutes
West Virginia	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Belington, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	812	753,227	143,435,233
Male¹	366, 45.07%, see rank	52.83%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	33, 9.02%, see rank	25.96%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	81, 22.13%, see rank	14.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	67, 18.31%, see rank	15.68%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	60, 16.39%, see rank	14.35%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	108, 29.51%, see rank	21.14%	17.94%
Female¹	446, 54.93%, see rank	47.17%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	132, 29.60%, see rank	37.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	108, 24.22%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	195, 43.72%, see rank	34.05%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11, 2.47%, see rank	4.03%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Belington, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	812, 100%	753,227	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	26, 3.20%, see rank	5.33%	1.96%
Construction	49, 6.03%, see rank	6.31%	6.17%
Manufacturing	86, 10.59%, see rank	8.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	20, 2.46%, see rank	2.16%	2.75%
Retail Trade	100, 12.32%, see rank	12.57%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	47, 5.79%, see rank	5.40%	4.93%
Information	43, 5.30%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	78, 9.61%, see rank	4.21%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	52, 6.40%, see rank	7.73%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	208, 25.62%, see rank	26.45%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	19, 2.34%, see rank	9.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	60, 7.39%, see rank	6.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	24, 2.96%, see rank	4.35%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Belington, WV	%	West Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	441	20.61%, see rank	18.13%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	85	15.83%, see rank	13.11%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.