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Fort Ashby, WV Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Fort Ashby is $22,374, which is about the same as the state average of $23,237 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Fort Ashby median household income is $30,596, which has shrunk by 5.49% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 40.01% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Fort Ashby residents spend 33.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is higher 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, #138

Fort Ashby, WV	22,374 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

Fort Ashby, WV	32,629 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

Fort Ashby, WV	49,402 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

Fort Ashby, WV	24,500 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, #278

Fort Ashby, WV	30,596 USD
West Virginia	41,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fort Ashby, WV	46,005 USD
West Virginia	55,976 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #263

Fort Ashby, WV		-5.49%
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

	Fort Ashby, WV		West Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	8.04%	$2,059, see rank	17.03%	$11,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.56%	$19,562, see rank	38.80%	$17,128	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.14%	$0, see rank	2.29%	$2,899	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	5.69%	$15,320, 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

Fort Ashby, WV	46,848 USD
West Virginia	52,875 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fort Ashby, WV	62,811 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

	Fort Ashby, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
White	$30,596, see rank	$42,140	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Fort Ashby, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
25 to 44	$45,924, see rank	$48,823	$58,398
45 to 64	$30,472, see rank	$49,530	$65,027
65 or over	$25,227, see rank	$30,724	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Fort Ashby, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,267, see rank	1,513,749	248,775,628
Male¹	554, 43.73%, see rank	48.90%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	277, 50.00%, see rank	59.36%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	277, 50.00%, see rank	59.22%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	277, 100.00%, see rank	90.78%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.22%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	277, 50.00%, see rank	40.64%	30.72%
Female¹	713, 56.27%, see rank	51.10%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	406, 56.94%, see rank	49.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	406, 56.94%, see rank	49.37%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	406, 100.00%, see rank	93.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	307, 43.06%, 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

	Fort Ashby, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	666, 100%	736,438	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	581, 87.24%, see rank	82.32%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	68, 10.21%, see rank	10.25%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.85%	2.78%
Other Means	17, 2.55%, see rank	1.01%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.84%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fort Ashby, WV	33.0 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

	Fort Ashby, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	683	753,227	143,435,233
Male¹	277, 40.56%, see rank	52.83%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	15, 5.42%, see rank	25.96%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	83, 29.96%, see rank	14.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	73, 26.35%, 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	52, 18.77%, see rank	14.35%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	42, 15.16%, see rank	21.14%	17.94%
Female¹	406, 59.44%, see rank	47.17%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	147, 36.21%, see rank	37.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	76, 18.72%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	142, 34.98%, 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	41, 10.10%, 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

	Fort Ashby, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	683, 100%	753,227	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.33%	1.96%
Construction	35, 5.12%, see rank	6.31%	6.17%
Manufacturing	137, 20.06%, see rank	8.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	11, 1.61%, see rank	2.16%	2.75%
Retail Trade	74, 10.83%, see rank	12.57%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	28, 4.10%, see rank	5.40%	4.93%
Information	21, 3.07%, 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	15, 2.20%, see rank	7.73%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	216, 31.63%, see rank	26.45%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	33, 4.83%, see rank	9.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	91, 13.32%, see rank	6.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	22, 3.22%, see rank	4.35%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Fort Ashby, WV	%	West Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	206	13.84%, see rank	18.13%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	20	5.29%, see rank	13.11%	11.47%

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