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24740 Zip Code Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 24740 Zip Code is $22,453, which is about the same as the state average of $23,237 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. 24740 Zip Code median household income is $38,321, which has grown by 42.01% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 40.01% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average 24740 Zip Code residents spend 21.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #211

24740 Zip Code	22,453 USD
West Virginia	23,237 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

24740 Zip Code	27,537 USD
West Virginia	27,022 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

24740 Zip Code	35,542 USD
West Virginia	34,030 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

24740 Zip Code	22,676 USD
West Virginia	21,583 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

24740 Zip Code	38,321 USD
West Virginia	41,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

24740 Zip Code	52,387 USD
West Virginia	55,976 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

24740 Zip Code	42.01%
West Virginia	40.01%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	24740 Zip Code		West Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.62%	$16,110, see rank	17.03%	$11,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	45.33%	$16,671, see rank	38.80%	$17,128	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.96%	$2,455, see rank	2.29%	$2,899	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.42%	$15,989, see rank	23.52%	$17,388	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

24740 Zip Code	51,053 USD
West Virginia	52,875 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

24740 Zip Code	63,389 USD
West Virginia	67,024 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	24740 Zip Code	West Virginia	U.S.
White	$40,132, see rank	$42,140	$56,900
Black	$15,450, see rank	$28,993	$35,600
Hispanic	$67,083, see rank	$40,751	$42,396
Asian	$77,574, see rank	$51,842	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$22,778, see rank	$23,117	$37,170
One Race, Other	$80,990, see rank	$35,855	$40,300
Two or More Races	$19,107, see rank	$32,023	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	24740 Zip Code	West Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$24,309, see rank	$20,057	$25,788
25 to 44	$46,250, see rank	$48,823	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,510, see rank	$49,530	$65,027
65 or over	$31,858, see rank	$30,724	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	24740 Zip Code	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	25,011, see rank	1,513,749	248,775,628
Male¹	11,761, 47.02%, see rank	48.90%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,758, 57.46%, see rank	59.36%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,758, 57.46%, see rank	59.22%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,229, 92.17%, see rank	90.78%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	529, 7.83%, see rank	9.22%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,003, 42.54%, see rank	40.64%	30.72%
Female¹	13,250, 52.98%, see rank	51.10%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,821, 43.93%, see rank	49.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,821, 43.93%, see rank	49.37%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,570, 95.69%, see rank	93.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	251, 4.31%, see rank	6.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	7,429, 56.07%, see rank	50.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	24740 Zip Code	West Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	11,600, 100%	736,438	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9,992, 86.14%, see rank	82.32%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	908, 7.83%, see rank	10.25%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5, 0.04%, see rank	0.75%	5.06%
Walked	205, 1.77%, see rank	2.85%	2.78%
Other Means	145, 1.25%, see rank	1.01%	1.79%
Worked at Home	345, 2.97%, see rank	2.84%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

24740 Zip Code	21.4 minutes
West Virginia	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	24740 Zip Code	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,799	753,227	143,435,233
Male¹	6,229, 52.79%, see rank	52.83%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,564, 25.11%, see rank	25.96%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	908, 14.58%, see rank	14.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,176, 18.88%, see rank	15.68%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	21, 0.34%, see rank	0.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	583, 9.36%, see rank	14.35%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,469, 23.58%, see rank	21.14%	17.94%
Female¹	5,570, 47.21%, see rank	47.17%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,232, 40.07%, see rank	37.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,350, 24.24%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,932, 34.69%, see rank	34.05%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	56, 1.01%, see rank	4.03%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	24740 Zip Code	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,799, 100%	753,227	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	465, 3.94%, see rank	5.33%	1.96%
Construction	620, 5.25%, see rank	6.31%	6.17%
Manufacturing	801, 6.79%, see rank	8.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	236, 2.00%, see rank	2.16%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,407, 11.92%, see rank	12.57%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	784, 6.64%, see rank	5.40%	4.93%
Information	243, 2.06%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	561, 4.75%, see rank	4.21%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	790, 6.70%, see rank	7.73%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,632, 30.78%, see rank	26.45%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	910, 7.71%, see rank	9.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	578, 4.90%, see rank	6.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	772, 6.54%, see rank	4.35%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	24740 Zip Code	%	West Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,842	18.99%, see rank	18.13%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,192	14.17%, see rank	13.11%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.