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Chester, West Virginia Economy Profile

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 Chester, West Virginia United States
StateWest Virginia
CityChester
Total population2,592 281,421,906
Male1,213138,053,563
Female1,379143,368,343
Median age (years)40.435.3
Total households1,160105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)28,55041,994

Chester, West Virginia Economy

According to the statistics on employment by occupation in Chester, West Virginia, 16.45% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 10.08% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Chester, West Virginia. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Chester, West Virginia is as follows: 4.16%.

In Chester, West Virginia government workers account for eight point two two percent of workers. 84.7% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in Chester, West Virginia is equal to twenty-eight thousand, five hundred and fifty dollars while median family income is thirty-seven thousand, six hundred and seventy-two dollars. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Chester, West Virginia are $30,625. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $18,724.

0.0 of families in Chester, West Virginia are below poverty line (total population in Chester, West Virginia is 2,592). There are twenty-one families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a Chester, West Virginia resident is 40.4 years old.

 Chester, West Virginia %, Chester, West Virginia United States
Population 16 years and over2,112  217,168,077
In labor force1,220 57.77%63.92%
- Civilian labor force1,203 56.96%63.39%
- - Employed1,131 53.55%59.73%
- - Unemployed72 3.41%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force6.0  5.8
- Armed Forces17 0.8%0.53%
Not in labor force892 42.23%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over1,056 50.0%51.66%
In labor force518 24.53%29.72%
- Civilian labor force518 24.53%29.65%
- - Employed487 23.06%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years157 7.43%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force121  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over1,134  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone984 86.77%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled85 7.5%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)6 0.53%4.73%
Walked39 3.44%2.93%
Other means0  1.19%
Worked at home20 1.76%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)19.5 1.72%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over1,131  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations218 19.27%33.65%
Service occupations210 18.57%14.86%
Sales and office occupations285 25.2%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations0  0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations66 5.84%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations352 31.12%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining0  1.87%
Construction35 3.09%6.78%
Manufacturing319 28.21%14.1%
Wholesale trade27 2.39%3.6%
Retail trade148 13.09%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities102 9.02%5.2%
Information17 1.5%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing74 6.54%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services47 4.16%9.3%
Educational, health and social services186 16.45%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services114 10.08%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)40 3.54%4.87%
Public administration22 1.95%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers958 84.7%78.47%
Government workers93 8.22%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business48 4.24%6.63%
Unpaid family workers32 2.83%0.31%
 Chester, West Virginia %, Chester, West Virginia United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households1,228  105,539,122
Less than $10,000167 13.6%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,99999 8.06%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999266 21.66%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999182 14.82%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999208 16.94%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999195 15.88%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99969 5.62%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,99928 2.28%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,9990  2.2%
$200,000 or more14 1.14%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)28,550  41,994
With earnings795 37.64%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)39,440  56,604
With Social Security income466 22.06%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,197  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income51 2.41%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,145  6,320
With public assistance income33 1.56%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,136  3,032
With retirement income295 13.97%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)9,736  17,376
 
Families724  72,261,780
Less than $10,00047 6.49%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,99916 2.21%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999167 23.07%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999108 14.92%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999125 17.27%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999171 23.62%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,99961 8.43%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,99915 2.07%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,9990  2.75%
$200,000 or more14 1.93%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)37,672  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)17,137  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers30,625  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers18,724  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families59  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years33 55.93%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years12 20.34%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present21  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years21 100.0%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years0  42.27%
 
Individuals282  33,899,812
18 years and over222 78.72%65.35%
- 65 years and over72 25.53%9.7%
Related children under 18 years60 21.28%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years51 18.09%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over105 37.23%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.