Harrison, West Virginia county Economy Profile

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 Harrison, West Virginia United States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHarrison
Total population68,652 281,421,906
Male32,861138,053,563
Female35,791143,368,343
Median age (years)39.235.3
Total households27,867105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)30,56241,994

Harrison, West Virginia county Economy

55.73% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Harrison, West Virginia. Among them 25.81% are females aged 16 and over. Eighty-two point eight one percent of Harrison, West Virginia workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 0.68% use public transportation (including taxicab). Two point five one percent of Harrison, West Virginia residents work at home.

The total population of Harrison, West Virginia is 68,652 people. The median household income in Harrison, West Virginia is thirty thousand, five hundred and sixty-two dollars. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 29.63% of all occupations. 11.47% of Harrison, West Virginia population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 27.25% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 13.39% of occupations.

18.82% of families in Harrison, West Virginia have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. Harrison, West Virginia median household income is thirty thousand, five hundred and sixty-two dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive $30,721, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid $22,110.

 Harrison, West Virginia %, Harrison, West Virginia United States
Population 16 years and over54,808  217,168,077
In labor force30,545 55.73%63.92%
- Civilian labor force30,500 55.65%63.39%
- - Employed28,167 51.39%59.73%
- - Unemployed2,333 4.26%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force7.6  5.8
- Armed Forces45 0.08%0.53%
Not in labor force24,263 44.27%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over28,980 52.88%51.66%
In labor force14,148 25.81%29.72%
- Civilian labor force14,148 25.81%29.65%
- - Employed13,284 24.24%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years4,567 8.33%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force2,777  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over27,646  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone22,893 82.81%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled2,949 10.67%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)189 0.68%4.73%
Walked685 2.48%2.93%
Other means237 0.86%1.19%
Worked at home693 2.51%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)22.2 0.08%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over28,167  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations8,347 29.63%33.65%
Service occupations5,034 17.87%14.86%
Sales and office occupations7,675 27.25%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations109 0.39%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations3,231 11.47%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations3,771 13.39%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining728 2.58%1.87%
Construction1,944 6.9%6.78%
Manufacturing2,415 8.57%14.1%
Wholesale trade808 2.87%3.6%
Retail trade3,744 13.29%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities2,111 7.49%5.2%
Information673 2.39%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing1,436 5.1%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,949 6.92%9.3%
Educational, health and social services6,388 22.68%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services2,261 8.03%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)1,316 4.67%4.87%
Public administration2,394 8.5%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers20,799 73.84%78.47%
Government workers5,706 20.26%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business1,552 5.51%6.63%
Unpaid family workers110 0.39%0.31%
 Harrison, West Virginia %, Harrison, West Virginia United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households27,897  105,539,122
Less than $10,0003,826 13.71%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9992,948 10.57%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9994,877 17.48%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9994,049 14.51%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9994,682 16.78%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9994,279 15.34%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9991,854 6.65%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999901 3.23%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999231 0.83%2.2%
$200,000 or more250 0.9%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)30,562  41,994
With earnings19,713 35.97%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)41,649  56,604
With Social Security income9,595 17.51%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,078  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,771 3.23%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,918  6,320
With public assistance income1,073 1.96%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,312  3,032
With retirement income6,253 11.41%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)16,208  17,376
 
Families19,228  72,261,780
Less than $10,0001,647 8.57%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,9991,354 7.04%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9993,182 16.55%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9992,897 15.07%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9993,619 18.82%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9993,732 19.41%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9991,655 8.61%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999788 4.1%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999165 0.86%2.75%
$200,000 or more189 0.98%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)36,870  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)16,810  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers30,721  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers22,110  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families2,623  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years1,957 74.61%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years806 30.73%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present1,074  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years826 76.91%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years305 28.4%42.27%
 
Individuals11,593  33,899,812
18 years and over7,756 66.9%65.35%
- 65 years and over1,023 8.82%9.7%
Related children under 18 years3,751 32.36%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years2,721 23.47%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over3,083 26.59%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.