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Birch River, WV Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Birch River is $7,086, which is much lower than the state average of $23,237 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Birch River median household income is $46,953. On average Birch River residents spend 20.0 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, #395

Birch River, WV	7,086 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

Birch River, WV	10,486 USD
West Virginia	26,143 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Birch River, WV	8,472 USD
West Virginia	20,807 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Birch River, WV	4.34%
West Virginia	40.01%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Birch River, WV median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The West Virginia and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Birch River, WV		West Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	-3.85%	$0, see rank	17.03%	$11,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.62%	$0, see rank	38.80%	$17,128	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-3.85%	$0, see rank	2.29%	$2,899	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	-3.85%	$0, 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

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

	Birch River, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
White	$46,953, see rank	$40,866	$56,203

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Birch River, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
45 to 64	$45,547, see rank	$48,991	$64,486

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Birch River, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	36, see rank	1,513,749	248,775,628
Male¹	10, 27.78%, see rank	48.90%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	0, 0.00%, see rank	59.36%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	0, 0.00%, see rank	59.22%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	90.78%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.22%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	10, 100.00%, see rank	40.64%	30.72%
Female¹	26, 72.22%, see rank	51.10%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	9, 34.62%, see rank	49.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	9, 34.62%, see rank	49.37%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9, 100.00%, see rank	93.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	17, 65.38%, 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

	Birch River, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9, 100%	736,438	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9, 100.00%, see rank	82.32%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.25%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.85%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.01%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.84%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Birch River, WV	20.0 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

	Birch River, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9	753,227	143,435,233
Male¹	0, 0.00%, see rank	52.83%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	25.96%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	14.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	15.68%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	14.35%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	21.14%	17.94%
Female¹	9, 100.00%, see rank	47.17%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	37.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9, 100.00%, 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	0, 0.00%, 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

	Birch River, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9, 100%	753,227	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.33%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.31%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.16%	2.75%
Retail Trade	9, 100.00%, see rank	12.57%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.40%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.21%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.73%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	0, 0.00%, see rank	26.45%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.35%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Birch River, WV	%	West Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	51	72.86%, see rank	18.13%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	17	65.38%, see rank	13.11%	11.47%

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