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Oak Hill Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Oak Hill Area is $18,722, which is lower than the state average of $22,482 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. Oak Hill Area median household income is $34,891. On average Oak Hill Area residents spend 25.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 25.1 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.4 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, #839

Oak Hill Area	18,722 USD
West Virginia	22,482 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oak Hill Area	24,018 USD
West Virginia	26,143 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

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

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oak Hill Area	30,344 USD
West Virginia	32,293 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

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

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oak Hill Area	19,007 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, #859

Oak Hill Area	34,891 USD
West Virginia	40,400 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Oak Hill Area	45,656 USD
West Virginia	54,072 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Oak Hill Area	7.10%
West Virginia	40.01%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Oak Hill Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. 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

	Oak Hill Area		West Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.17%	$4,924, see rank	17.93%	$11,044	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	44.37%	$15,652, see rank	37.90%	$16,253	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	2.31%	$2,457, see rank	2.33%	$2,777	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	26.00%	$16,143, see rank	23.78%	$16,610	17.61%	$23,126

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

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

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Oak Hill Area	43,988 USD
West Virginia	51,770 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Oak Hill Area	53,650 USD
West Virginia	64,914 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Oak Hill Area	West Virginia	U.S.
White	$35,767, see rank	$40,866	$56,203
Black	$22,022, see rank	$27,366	$35,564
Hispanic	$44,583, see rank	$38,799	$41,994
American Indian, Alaska Native	$16,667, see rank	$26,944	$37,469
One Race, Other	$87,617, see rank	$34,659	$40,405
Two or More Races	$26,750, see rank	$30,884	$46,787

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Oak Hill Area	West Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$20,424, see rank	$19,501	$25,955
25 to 44	$41,363, see rank	$48,047	$58,073
45 to 64	$39,861, see rank	$48,991	$64,486
65 or over	$26,128, see rank	$28,607	$36,181

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

Employment Status

	Oak Hill Area	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	37,530, see rank	1,508,549	243,810,053
Male¹	18,702, 49.83%, see rank	48.82%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,564, 51.14%, see rank	59.97%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	9, 0.05%, see rank	0.19%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	9,555, 51.09%, see rank	59.78%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	8,689, 90.94%, see rank	90.97%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	866, 9.06%, see rank	9.03%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	9,138, 48.86%, see rank	40.03%	29.80%
Female¹	18,828, 50.17%, see rank	51.18%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,922, 42.08%, see rank	49.97%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	7,922, 42.08%, see rank	49.95%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,245, 91.45%, see rank	93.42%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	677, 8.55%, see rank	6.58%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	10,906, 57.92%, see rank	50.03%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Oak Hill Area	West Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	15,574, 100%	743,046	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	12,487, 80.18%, see rank	81.88%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,754, 11.26%, see rank	10.41%	10.03%
Public Transportation	35, 0.22%, see rank	0.81%	4.98%
Walked	638, 4.10%, see rank	2.89%	2.82%
Other Means	232, 1.49%, see rank	1.01%	1.76%
Worked at Home	428, 2.75%, see rank	3.01%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Oak Hill Area	25.8 minutes
West Virginia	25.1 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Oak Hill Area	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	15,934	760,812	141,996,548
Male¹	8,689, 54.53%, see rank	52.64%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,637, 18.84%, see rank	25.61%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	1,382, 15.91%, see rank	14.27%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,438, 16.55%, see rank	15.69%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	75, 0.86%, see rank	0.76%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,834, 21.11%, see rank	15.13%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,656, 19.06%, see rank	21.02%	17.87%
Female¹	7,245, 45.47%, see rank	47.36%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,218, 30.61%, see rank	36.96%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	2,095, 28.92%, see rank	23.71%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,511, 34.66%, see rank	34.44%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	51, 0.70%, see rank	0.26%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	347, 4.79%, see rank	4.24%	5.77%

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

Industry

	Oak Hill Area	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	15,934, 100%	760,812	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,549, 9.72%, see rank	5.23%	1.90%
Construction	1,219, 7.65%, see rank	6.75%	6.49%
Manufacturing	922, 5.79%, see rank	8.49%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	315, 1.98%, see rank	2.16%	2.83%
Retail Trade	2,533, 15.90%, see rank	12.50%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	710, 4.46%, see rank	5.37%	5.00%
Information	210, 1.32%, see rank	1.76%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	484, 3.04%, see rank	4.36%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	847, 5.32%, see rank	7.46%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,723, 23.37%, see rank	26.03%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,741, 10.93%, see rank	9.04%	9.18%
Public Administration	1,057, 6.63%, see rank	6.37%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	624, 3.92%, see rank	4.49%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Oak Hill Area	%	West Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	8,702	19.84%, see rank	17.60%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	1,837	15.41%, see rank	12.85%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.