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Princeton, WV Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Princeton is $19,021, which is lower than the state average of $23,237 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Princeton median household income is $30,523, which has grown by 40.43% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 40.01% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Princeton residents spend 18.6 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, #229

Princeton, WV	19,021 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

Princeton, WV	23,942 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

Princeton, WV	28,080 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

Princeton, WV	20,906 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, #279

Princeton, WV	30,523 USD
West Virginia	41,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Princeton, WV	41,456 USD
West Virginia	55,976 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #121

Princeton, WV	40.43%
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

	Princeton, WV		West Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.42%	$14,706, see rank	17.03%	$11,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	50.14%	$14,578, see rank	38.80%	$17,128	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.58%	$1,530, see rank	2.29%	$2,899	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.20%	$17,177, 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

Princeton, WV	48,229 USD
West Virginia	52,875 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Princeton, WV	53,738 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

	Princeton, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
White	$31,538, see rank	$42,140	$56,900
Black	$21,250, see rank	$28,993	$35,600
Hispanic	$75,433, see rank	$40,751	$42,396
Two or More Races	$22,891, see rank	$32,023	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Princeton, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$23,875, see rank	$20,057	$25,788
25 to 44	$36,806, see rank	$48,823	$58,398
45 to 64	$33,889, see rank	$49,530	$65,027
65 or over	$27,953, see rank	$30,724	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Princeton, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,148, see rank	1,513,749	248,775,628
Male¹	2,306, 44.79%, see rank	48.90%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,198, 51.95%, see rank	59.36%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,198, 51.95%, see rank	59.22%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,043, 87.06%, see rank	90.78%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	155, 12.94%, see rank	9.22%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,108, 48.05%, see rank	40.64%	30.72%
Female¹	2,842, 55.21%, see rank	51.10%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,115, 39.23%, see rank	49.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,115, 39.23%, see rank	49.37%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,060, 95.07%, see rank	93.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	55, 4.93%, see rank	6.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,727, 60.77%, 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

	Princeton, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,068, 100%	736,438	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,671, 80.80%, see rank	82.32%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	222, 10.74%, see rank	10.25%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5, 0.24%, see rank	0.75%	5.06%
Walked	17, 0.82%, see rank	2.85%	2.78%
Other Means	32, 1.55%, see rank	1.01%	1.79%
Worked at Home	121, 5.85%, see rank	2.84%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Princeton, WV	18.6 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

	Princeton, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,103	753,227	143,435,233
Male¹	1,043, 49.60%, see rank	52.83%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	285, 27.33%, see rank	25.96%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	197, 18.89%, see rank	14.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	281, 26.94%, 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	46, 4.41%, see rank	14.35%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	218, 20.90%, see rank	21.14%	17.94%
Female¹	1,060, 50.40%, see rank	47.17%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	404, 38.11%, see rank	37.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	285, 26.89%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	364, 34.34%, 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	7, 0.66%, 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

	Princeton, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,103, 100%	753,227	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	28, 1.33%, see rank	5.33%	1.96%
Construction	111, 5.28%, see rank	6.31%	6.17%
Manufacturing	164, 7.80%, see rank	8.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	36, 1.71%, see rank	2.16%	2.75%
Retail Trade	186, 8.84%, see rank	12.57%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	90, 4.28%, see rank	5.40%	4.93%
Information	57, 2.71%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	145, 6.89%, see rank	4.21%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	190, 9.03%, see rank	7.73%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	649, 30.86%, see rank	26.45%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	227, 10.79%, see rank	9.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	150, 7.13%, see rank	6.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	70, 3.33%, see rank	4.35%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Princeton, WV	%	West Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,706	26.71%, see rank	18.13%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	287	18.58%, see rank	13.11%	11.47%

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