Raleigh, West Virginia county Economy Profile

Official State Website URL- http://www.wv.gov

Raleigh, West Virginia county Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Raleigh, West Virginia equals twenty-two thousand, five hundred and sixty-six. Government workers comprise seventeen point five three percent of workers in Raleigh, West Virginia. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up five point two eight percent of Raleigh, West Virginia labor force. There are eighty-five unpaid family workers in Raleigh, West Virginia.

7.76% of population are involved in construction, five point four four percent are in manufacturing, and 3.18% are in wholesale trade. Six point seven three percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Raleigh, West Virginia. Eight point six eight percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Raleigh, West Virginia.

forty-nine point seven seven percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Raleigh, West Virginia. 83.11% of Raleigh, West Virginia workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. One point nine two percent of Raleigh, West Virginia residents work at home. 0.3% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	Raleigh, West Virginia	%, Raleigh, West Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	64,225		217,168,077
In labor force	31,963	49.77%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	31,787	49.49%	63.39%
- - Employed	29,343	45.69%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,444	3.81%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	176	0.27%	0.53%
Not in labor force	32,262	50.23%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	32,849	51.15%	51.66%
In labor force	14,517	22.6%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	14,510	22.59%	29.65%
- - Employed	13,578	21.14%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	5,010	7.8%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,563		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	28,731		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	23,878	83.11%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	3,406	11.85%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	87	0.3%	4.73%
Walked	537	1.87%	2.93%
Other means	272	0.95%	1.19%
Worked at home	551	1.92%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	26.3	0.09%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	29,343		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	7,870	26.82%	33.65%
Service occupations	5,022	17.11%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	8,506	28.99%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	116	0.4%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	4,246	14.47%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	3,583	12.21%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,833	6.25%	1.87%
Construction	2,278	7.76%	6.78%
Manufacturing	1,596	5.44%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	934	3.18%	3.6%
Retail trade	4,260	14.52%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,616	5.51%	5.2%
Information	796	2.71%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	1,239	4.22%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	1,974	6.73%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	6,977	23.78%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	2,547	8.68%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	1,652	5.63%	4.87%
Public administration	1,641	5.59%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	22,566	76.9%	78.47%
Government workers	5,144	17.53%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	1,548	5.28%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	85	0.29%	0.31%

	Raleigh, West Virginia	%, Raleigh, West Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	31,892		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	4,930	15.46%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,372	10.57%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	6,040	18.94%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,585	14.38%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,935	15.47%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,696	14.72%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,754	5.5%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	966	3.03%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	245	0.77%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	369	1.16%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	28,181		41,994
With earnings	21,358	33.25%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	41,606		56,604
With Social Security income	11,670	18.17%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,043		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,261	3.52%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,307		6,320
With public assistance income	1,379	2.15%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,144		3,032
With retirement income	7,890	12.28%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,387		17,376
Families	22,252		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	2,171	9.76%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,570	7.06%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,865	17.37%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,422	15.38%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,087	18.37%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,064	18.26%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,633	7.34%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	897	4.03%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	230	1.03%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	313	1.41%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	35,315		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	16,233		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	33,000		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	20,672		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	3,248		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	2,389	73.55%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	1,060	32.64%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	1,319		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	1,095	83.02%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	460	34.87%	42.27%
Individuals	14,006		33,899,812
18 years and over	9,131	65.19%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	1,241	8.86%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	4,802	34.29%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	3,434	24.52%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	3,531	25.21%	31.63%

• Home
• Sell a Home
• Buy a Home
• Services
• Information
• My Fizber