Martinsburg, West Virginia Economy Profile

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 Martinsburg, West Virginia United States
StateWest Virginia
CityMartinsburg
Total population14,972 281,421,906
Male7,135138,053,563
Female7,837143,368,343
Median age (years)37.035.3
Total households6,684105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)29,49541,994

Martinsburg, West Virginia Economy

According to the statistics on employment by occupation in Martinsburg, West Virginia, 17.7% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 10.0% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Martinsburg, West Virginia is as follows: eight point five three percent.

In Martinsburg, West Virginia government workers account for fifteen point seven eight percent of workers. 79.2% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in Martinsburg, West Virginia is equal to twenty-nine thousand, four hundred and ninety-five dollars while median family income is thirty-six thousand, nine hundred and fifty-four dollars. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Martinsburg, West Virginia are $29,697. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $22,212.

0.0 of families in Martinsburg, West Virginia are below poverty line (total population in Martinsburg, West Virginia is 14,972). There are three hundred and nine families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a Martinsburg, West Virginia resident is thirty-seven years old.

 Martinsburg, West Virginia %, Martinsburg, West Virginia United States
Population 16 years and over11,773  217,168,077
In labor force6,764 57.45%63.92%
- Civilian labor force6,716 57.05%63.39%
- - Employed6,293 53.45%59.73%
- - Unemployed423 3.59%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force6.3  5.8
- Armed Forces48 0.41%0.53%
Not in labor force5,009 42.55%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over6,143 52.18%51.66%
In labor force3,217 27.33%29.72%
- Civilian labor force3,183 27.04%29.65%
- - Employed3,000 25.48%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years1,155 9.81%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force685  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over6,253  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone4,624 73.95%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled1,043 16.68%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)100 1.6%4.73%
Walked325 5.2%2.93%
Other means96 1.54%1.19%
Worked at home65 1.04%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)23.5 0.38%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over6,293  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations1,747 27.76%33.65%
Service occupations1,085 17.24%14.86%
Sales and office occupations1,635 25.98%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations27 0.43%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations551 8.76%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations1,248 19.83%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining36 0.57%1.87%
Construction454 7.21%6.78%
Manufacturing1,033 16.42%14.1%
Wholesale trade146 2.32%3.6%
Retail trade898 14.27%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities230 3.65%5.2%
Information100 1.59%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing410 6.52%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services537 8.53%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,114 17.7%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services629 10.0%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)267 4.24%4.87%
Public administration439 6.98%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers4,984 79.2%78.47%
Government workers993 15.78%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business280 4.45%6.63%
Unpaid family workers36 0.57%0.31%
 Martinsburg, West Virginia %, Martinsburg, West Virginia United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households6,683  105,539,122
Less than $10,0001,089 16.3%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999552 8.26%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,150 17.21%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,121 16.77%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,104 16.52%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,165 17.43%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999285 4.26%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999143 2.14%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99938 0.57%2.2%
$200,000 or more36 0.54%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)29,495  41,994
With earnings4,778 40.58%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)36,194  56,604
With Social Security income2,267 19.26%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,082  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income387 3.29%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,341  6,320
With public assistance income287 2.44%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,036  3,032
With retirement income1,410 11.98%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)17,598  17,376
 
Families3,719  72,261,780
Less than $10,000378 10.16%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999180 4.84%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999570 15.33%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999601 16.16%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999703 18.9%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999896 24.09%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999246 6.61%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,99993 2.5%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99926 0.7%2.75%
$200,000 or more26 0.7%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)36,954  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)16,314  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers29,697  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers22,212  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families546  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years480 87.91%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years293 53.66%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present309  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years276 89.32%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years143 46.28%42.27%
 
Individuals2,948  33,899,812
18 years and over1,956 66.35%65.35%
- 65 years and over357 12.11%9.7%
Related children under 18 years968 32.84%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years625 21.2%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,171 39.72%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.