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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Elkview is $19,873, which is lower than the state average of $23,237 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Elkview median household income is $47,885, which has grown by 36.69% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 40.01% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Elkview residents spend 26.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 25.3 minutes and is about the same as 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, #203

Elkview, WV	19,873 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

Elkview, WV	25,740 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

Elkview, WV	26,569 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

Elkview, WV	20,938 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, #85

Elkview, WV	47,885 USD
West Virginia	41,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Elkview, WV	53,376 USD
West Virginia	55,976 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #136

Elkview, WV	36.69%
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

	Elkview, WV		West Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.37%	$8,052, see rank	17.03%	$11,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.28%	$23,634, see rank	38.80%	$17,128	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.23%	$0, see rank	2.29%	$2,899	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.86%	$26,116, 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

Elkview, WV	53,299 USD
West Virginia	52,875 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Elkview, WV	58,709 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

	Elkview, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
White	$46,771, see rank	$42,140	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Elkview, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
25 to 44	$53,229, see rank	$48,823	$58,398
45 to 64	$87,554, see rank	$49,530	$65,027
65 or over	$41,081, see rank	$30,724	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Elkview, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	937, see rank	1,513,749	248,775,628
Male¹	365, 38.95%, see rank	48.90%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	253, 69.32%, see rank	59.36%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	253, 69.32%, see rank	59.22%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	213, 84.19%, see rank	90.78%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	40, 15.81%, see rank	9.22%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	112, 30.68%, see rank	40.64%	30.72%
Female¹	572, 61.05%, see rank	51.10%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	349, 61.01%, see rank	49.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	349, 61.01%, see rank	49.37%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	323, 92.55%, see rank	93.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	26, 7.45%, see rank	6.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	223, 38.99%, 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

	Elkview, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	520, 100%	736,438	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	345, 66.35%, see rank	82.32%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	124, 23.85%, see rank	10.25%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	5.06%
Walked	8, 1.54%, see rank	2.85%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.01%	1.79%
Worked at Home	43, 8.27%, see rank	2.84%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Elkview, WV	26.2 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

	Elkview, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	536	753,227	143,435,233
Male¹	213, 39.74%, see rank	52.83%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	137, 64.32%, see rank	25.96%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	14.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19, 8.92%, 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	11, 5.16%, see rank	14.35%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	46, 21.60%, see rank	21.14%	17.94%
Female¹	323, 60.26%, see rank	47.17%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	80, 24.77%, see rank	37.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	71, 21.98%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	172, 53.25%, 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	0, 0.00%, 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

	Elkview, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	536, 100%	753,227	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.33%	1.96%
Construction	11, 2.05%, see rank	6.31%	6.17%
Manufacturing	27, 5.04%, see rank	8.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	30, 5.60%, see rank	2.16%	2.75%
Retail Trade	60, 11.19%, see rank	12.57%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	45, 8.40%, see rank	5.40%	4.93%
Information	76, 14.18%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.21%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.73%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	152, 28.36%, see rank	26.45%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	66, 12.31%, see rank	9.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	53, 9.89%, see rank	6.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	16, 2.99%, see rank	4.35%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Elkview, WV	%	West Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	62	5.15%, see rank	18.13%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	13.11%	11.47%

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