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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Gilmer County is $17,175, which is lower than the state average of $23,237 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Gilmer County median household income is $35,625, which has grown by 55.86% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 40.01% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Gilmer County residents spend 25.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 25.3 minutes and is about the same as 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, #53

Gilmer County	17,175 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

Gilmer County	17,033 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

Gilmer County	17,590 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

Gilmer County	16,306 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, #41

Gilmer County	35,625 USD
West Virginia	41,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Gilmer County	49,462 USD
West Virginia	55,976 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #7

Gilmer County	55.86%
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

	Gilmer County		West Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.04%	$9,084, see rank	17.03%	$11,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.62%	$15,959, see rank	38.80%	$17,128	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.64%	$3,818, see rank	2.29%	$2,899	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.55%	$22,739, 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

Gilmer County	50,089 USD
West Virginia	52,875 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Gilmer County	58,235 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

	Gilmer County	West Virginia	U.S.
White	$37,746, see rank	$42,140	$56,900
Black	$8,819, see rank	$28,993	$35,600
American Indian, Alaska Native	$19,500, see rank	$23,117	$37,170
Two or More Races	$23,235, see rank	$32,023	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Gilmer County	West Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$17,578, see rank	$20,057	$25,788
25 to 44	$38,897, see rank	$48,823	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,971, see rank	$49,530	$65,027
65 or over	$29,183, see rank	$30,724	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Gilmer County	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,596, see rank	1,513,749	248,775,628
Male¹	4,678, 61.59%, see rank	48.90%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,779, 38.03%, see rank	59.36%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,779, 38.03%, see rank	59.22%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,572, 88.36%, see rank	90.78%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	207, 11.64%, see rank	9.22%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,899, 61.97%, see rank	40.64%	30.72%
Female¹	2,918, 38.41%, see rank	51.10%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,459, 50.00%, see rank	49.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,459, 50.00%, see rank	49.37%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,380, 94.59%, see rank	93.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	79, 5.41%, see rank	6.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,459, 50.00%, 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

	Gilmer County	West Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,846, 100%	736,438	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,106, 74.00%, see rank	82.32%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	402, 14.13%, see rank	10.25%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3, 0.11%, see rank	0.75%	5.06%
Walked	102, 3.58%, see rank	2.85%	2.78%
Other Means	23, 0.81%, see rank	1.01%	1.79%
Worked at Home	210, 7.38%, see rank	2.84%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Gilmer County	25.8 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

	Gilmer County	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,952	753,227	143,435,233
Male¹	1,572, 53.25%, see rank	52.83%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	414, 26.34%, see rank	25.96%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	315, 20.04%, see rank	14.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	159, 10.11%, see rank	15.68%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.51%, see rank	0.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	222, 14.12%, see rank	14.35%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	214, 13.61%, see rank	21.14%	17.94%
Female¹	1,380, 46.75%, see rank	47.17%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	487, 35.29%, see rank	37.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	388, 28.12%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	452, 32.75%, 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	40, 2.90%, 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

	Gilmer County	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,952, 100%	753,227	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	256, 8.67%, see rank	5.33%	1.96%
Construction	105, 3.56%, see rank	6.31%	6.17%
Manufacturing	153, 5.18%, see rank	8.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	19, 0.64%, see rank	2.16%	2.75%
Retail Trade	295, 9.99%, see rank	12.57%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	106, 3.59%, see rank	5.40%	4.93%
Information	49, 1.66%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	50, 1.69%, see rank	4.21%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	85, 2.88%, see rank	7.73%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	932, 31.57%, see rank	26.45%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	326, 11.04%, see rank	9.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	306, 10.37%, see rank	6.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	270, 9.15%, see rank	4.35%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Gilmer County	%	West Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,974	30.01%, see rank	18.13%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	291	17.95%, see rank	13.11%	11.47%

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