West Virginia state Economy Profile

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West Virginia state Economy

fifty-four point four five percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in West Virginia. Among them 24.77% are females aged 16 and over. 80.26% of West Virginia workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 0.8% use public transportation (including taxicab). Two point four three percent of West Virginia residents work at home.

The total population of West Virginia is one million, eight hundred and eight thousand, three hundred and forty-four people. The median household income in West Virginia is $29,696. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 27.89% of all occupations. 12.33% of West Virginia population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 26.08% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 16.41% of occupations.

19.17% of families in West Virginia have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. West Virginia median household income is $29,696. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive thirty-one thousand, two hundred and ninety-nine dollars, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid twenty-one thousand, one hundred and fifty-four dollars.

	West Virginia	%, West Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	1,455,101		217,168,077
In labor force	792,344	54.45%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	790,694	54.34%	63.39%
- - Employed	732,673	50.35%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	58,021	3.99%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	1,650	0.11%	0.53%
Not in labor force	662,757	45.55%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	757,134	52.03%	51.66%
In labor force	360,400	24.77%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	360,165	24.75%	29.65%
- - Employed	336,384	23.12%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	118,161	8.12%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	64,028		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	718,106		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	576,360	80.26%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	91,133	12.69%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	5,714	0.8%	4.73%
Walked	21,059	2.93%	2.93%
Other means	6,417	0.89%	1.19%
Worked at home	17,423	2.43%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	26.2		25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	732,673		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	204,370	27.89%	33.65%
Service occupations	121,293	16.55%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	191,079	26.08%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	5,362	0.73%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	90,332	12.33%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	120,237	16.41%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	29,945	4.09%	1.87%
Construction	51,512	7.03%	6.78%
Manufacturing	87,147	11.89%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	20,289	2.77%	3.6%
Retail trade	95,891	13.09%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	43,946	6.0%	5.2%
Information	15,916	2.17%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	33,408	4.56%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	49,188	6.71%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	168,299	22.97%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	58,260	7.95%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	36,421	4.97%	4.87%
Public administration	42,451	5.79%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	555,133	75.77%	78.47%
Government workers	131,326	17.92%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	43,225	5.9%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	2,989	0.41%	0.31%

	West Virginia	%, West Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	737,360		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	113,931	15.45%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	73,514	9.97%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	128,448	17.42%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	107,192	14.54%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	121,089	16.42%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	111,446	15.11%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	44,643	6.05%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	24,185	3.28%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,632	0.76%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	7,280	0.99%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	29,696		41,994
With earnings	520,246	35.75%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	41,287		56,604
With Social Security income	249,895	17.17%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,931		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	50,619	3.48%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,974		6,320
With public assistance income	29,693	2.04%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,019		3,032
With retirement income	162,008	11.13%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,826		17,376
Families	507,255		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	46,904	9.25%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	36,209	7.14%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	80,620	15.89%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	78,312	15.44%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	97,246	19.17%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	95,497	18.83%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	40,165	7.92%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	21,413	4.22%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,887	0.96%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	6,002	1.18%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	36,484		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	16,477		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	31,299		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	21,154		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	70,448		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	49,937	70.88%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	21,219	30.12%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	27,193		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	22,892	84.18%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	9,355	34.4%	42.27%
Individuals	315,794		33,899,812
18 years and over	219,698	69.57%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	31,555	9.99%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	93,848	29.72%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	66,857	21.17%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	95,757	30.32%	31.63%

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