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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jefferson County is $29,861, which is higher than the state average of $23,237 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Jefferson County median household income is $66,205, which has grown by 49.20% 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 Jefferson County residents spend 38.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is higher 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, #1

Jefferson County	29,861 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

Jefferson County	34,531 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

Jefferson County	43,802 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

Jefferson County	25,647 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, #1

Jefferson County	66,205 USD
West Virginia	41,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jefferson County	79,869 USD
West Virginia	55,976 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #12

Jefferson County	49.20%
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

	Jefferson County		West Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.84%	$8,023, see rank	17.03%	$11,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.31%	$16,768, see rank	38.80%	$17,128	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.35%	$3,980, see rank	2.29%	$2,899	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.32%	$27,574, 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

Jefferson County	77,720 USD
West Virginia	52,875 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jefferson County	88,295 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

	Jefferson County	West Virginia	U.S.
White	$66,782, see rank	$42,140	$56,900
Black	$64,345, see rank	$28,993	$35,600
Hispanic	$65,865, see rank	$40,751	$42,396
Asian	$18,897, see rank	$51,842	$73,244
One Race, Other	$37,336, see rank	$35,855	$40,300
Two or More Races	$59,271, see rank	$32,023	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Jefferson County	West Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$26,936, see rank	$20,057	$25,788
25 to 44	$74,214, see rank	$48,823	$58,398
45 to 64	$75,206, see rank	$49,530	$65,027
65 or over	$46,420, see rank	$30,724	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Jefferson County	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	43,292, see rank	1,513,749	248,775,628
Male¹	21,055, 48.63%, see rank	48.90%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	15,324, 72.78%, see rank	59.36%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	9, 0.04%, see rank	0.14%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	15,315, 72.74%, see rank	59.22%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	13,872, 90.58%, see rank	90.78%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,443, 9.42%, see rank	9.22%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,731, 27.22%, see rank	40.64%	30.72%
Female¹	22,237, 51.37%, see rank	51.10%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	13,853, 62.30%, see rank	49.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	13,853, 62.30%, see rank	49.37%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	12,685, 91.57%, see rank	93.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,168, 8.43%, see rank	6.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	8,384, 37.70%, 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

	Jefferson County	West Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	25,964, 100%	736,438	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	19,650, 75.68%, see rank	82.32%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,216, 12.39%, see rank	10.25%	9.59%
Public Transportation	618, 2.38%, see rank	0.75%	5.06%
Walked	822, 3.17%, see rank	2.85%	2.78%
Other Means	134, 0.52%, see rank	1.01%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,524, 5.87%, see rank	2.84%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jefferson County	38.7 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

	Jefferson County	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	26,557	753,227	143,435,233
Male¹	13,872, 52.23%, see rank	52.83%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,340, 38.49%, see rank	25.96%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,127, 15.33%, see rank	14.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,921, 13.85%, see rank	15.68%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	110, 0.79%, see rank	0.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,359, 9.80%, see rank	14.35%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,025, 14.60%, see rank	21.14%	17.94%
Female¹	12,685, 47.77%, see rank	47.17%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,268, 41.53%, see rank	37.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,819, 22.22%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,130, 32.56%, see rank	34.05%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16, 0.13%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	16, 0.13%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	424, 3.34%, 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

	Jefferson County	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	26,557, 100%	753,227	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	398, 1.50%, see rank	5.33%	1.96%
Construction	2,027, 7.63%, see rank	6.31%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,567, 5.90%, see rank	8.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	385, 1.45%, see rank	2.16%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,569, 9.67%, see rank	12.57%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,185, 4.46%, see rank	5.40%	4.93%
Information	762, 2.87%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,409, 5.31%, see rank	4.21%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,698, 13.92%, see rank	7.73%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	5,736, 21.60%, see rank	26.45%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,445, 12.97%, see rank	9.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,453, 9.24%, see rank	6.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	923, 3.48%, see rank	4.35%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Jefferson County	%	West Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,629	12.45%, see rank	18.13%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,073	7.52%, see rank	13.11%	11.47%

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