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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wood County is $24,528, which is higher than the state average of $23,237 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Wood County median household income is $42,471, which has grown by 27.60% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 40.01% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Wood County residents spend 19.2 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, #7

Wood County	24,528 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

Wood County	26,525 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

Wood County	34,160 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

Wood County	21,125 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, #12

Wood County	42,471 USD
West Virginia	41,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wood County	57,482 USD
West Virginia	55,976 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #45

Wood County	27.60%
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

	Wood County		West Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.42%	$11,580, see rank	17.03%	$11,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.03%	$17,499, see rank	38.80%	$17,128	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.89%	$2,776, see rank	2.29%	$2,899	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.49%	$17,460, 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

Wood County	53,879 USD
West Virginia	52,875 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wood County	69,231 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

	Wood County	West Virginia	U.S.
White	$42,786, see rank	$42,140	$56,900
Black	$31,439, see rank	$28,993	$35,600
Hispanic	$33,750, see rank	$40,751	$42,396
Asian	$41,389, see rank	$51,842	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$70,492, see rank	$23,117	$37,170
Two or More Races	$25,208, see rank	$32,023	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Wood County	West Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$23,589, see rank	$20,057	$25,788
25 to 44	$45,411, see rank	$48,823	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,419, see rank	$49,530	$65,027
65 or over	$31,683, see rank	$30,724	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Wood County	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	70,160, see rank	1,513,749	248,775,628
Male¹	33,563, 47.84%, see rank	48.90%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	21,523, 64.13%, see rank	59.36%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	52, 0.15%, see rank	0.14%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	21,471, 63.97%, see rank	59.22%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	18,943, 88.23%, see rank	90.78%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,528, 11.77%, see rank	9.22%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	12,040, 35.87%, see rank	40.64%	30.72%
Female¹	36,597, 52.16%, see rank	51.10%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	19,351, 52.88%, see rank	49.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	19,351, 52.88%, see rank	49.37%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	17,931, 92.66%, see rank	93.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,420, 7.34%, see rank	6.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	17,246, 47.12%, 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

	Wood County	West Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	36,270, 100%	736,438	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	30,325, 83.61%, see rank	82.32%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,972, 10.95%, see rank	10.25%	9.59%
Public Transportation	211, 0.58%, see rank	0.75%	5.06%
Walked	660, 1.82%, see rank	2.85%	2.78%
Other Means	337, 0.93%, see rank	1.01%	1.79%
Worked at Home	765, 2.11%, see rank	2.84%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wood County	19.2 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

	Wood County	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	36,874	753,227	143,435,233
Male¹	18,943, 51.37%, see rank	52.83%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,083, 26.83%, see rank	25.96%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,954, 15.59%, see rank	14.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,267, 17.25%, see rank	15.68%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16, 0.08%, see rank	0.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,101, 11.09%, see rank	14.35%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,403, 23.24%, see rank	21.14%	17.94%
Female¹	17,931, 48.63%, see rank	47.17%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,741, 37.59%, see rank	37.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,554, 19.82%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,732, 37.54%, see rank	34.05%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 0.04%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	20, 0.11%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	825, 4.60%, 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

	Wood County	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	36,874, 100%	753,227	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	523, 1.42%, see rank	5.33%	1.96%
Construction	2,161, 5.86%, see rank	6.31%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,679, 12.69%, see rank	8.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	679, 1.84%, see rank	2.16%	2.75%
Retail Trade	5,347, 14.50%, see rank	12.57%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,975, 5.36%, see rank	5.40%	4.93%
Information	476, 1.29%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,994, 5.41%, see rank	4.21%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,984, 8.09%, see rank	7.73%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,633, 23.41%, see rank	26.45%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,784, 10.26%, see rank	9.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,147, 5.82%, see rank	6.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,492, 4.05%, see rank	4.35%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Wood County	%	West Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	14,296	16.80%, see rank	18.13%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,865	12.42%, see rank	13.11%	11.47%

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