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Romney, WV Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Romney is $14,501, which is much lower than the state average of $23,237 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Romney median household income is $23,032, which has grown by 3.46% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 40.01% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Romney residents spend 22.3 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, #335

Romney, WV	14,501 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

Romney, WV	19,719 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

Romney, WV	18,929 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

Romney, WV	19,886 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, #347

Romney, WV	23,032 USD
West Virginia	41,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Romney, WV	30,557 USD
West Virginia	55,976 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #251

Romney, WV	3.46%
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

	Romney, WV		West Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.54%	$6,452, see rank	17.03%	$11,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	46.85%	$14,403, see rank	38.80%	$17,128	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.43%	$1,922, see rank	2.29%	$2,899	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.89%	$15,113, 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

Romney, WV	27,981 USD
West Virginia	52,875 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Romney, WV	41,756 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

	Romney, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
White	$23,005, see rank	$42,140	$56,900
Black	$29,583, see rank	$28,993	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Romney, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
25 to 44	$34,063, see rank	$48,823	$58,398
45 to 64	$28,026, see rank	$49,530	$65,027
65 or over	$18,125, see rank	$30,724	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Romney, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,800, see rank	1,513,749	248,775,628
Male¹	859, 47.72%, see rank	48.90%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	383, 44.59%, see rank	59.36%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	383, 44.59%, see rank	59.22%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	326, 85.12%, see rank	90.78%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	57, 14.88%, see rank	9.22%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	476, 55.41%, see rank	40.64%	30.72%
Female¹	941, 52.28%, see rank	51.10%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	360, 38.26%, see rank	49.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	360, 38.26%, see rank	49.37%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	314, 87.22%, see rank	93.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	46, 12.78%, see rank	6.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	581, 61.74%, 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

	Romney, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	635, 100%	736,438	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	442, 69.61%, see rank	82.32%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	125, 19.69%, see rank	10.25%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	5.06%
Walked	54, 8.50%, see rank	2.85%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.01%	1.79%
Worked at Home	14, 2.20%, see rank	2.84%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Romney, WV	22.3 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

	Romney, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	640	753,227	143,435,233
Male¹	326, 50.94%, see rank	52.83%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	38, 11.66%, see rank	25.96%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	65, 19.94%, see rank	14.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	70, 21.47%, 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	34, 10.43%, see rank	14.35%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	108, 33.13%, see rank	21.14%	17.94%
Female¹	314, 49.06%, see rank	47.17%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	104, 33.12%, see rank	37.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	112, 35.67%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	98, 31.21%, 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

	Romney, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	640, 100%	753,227	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.33%	1.96%
Construction	34, 5.31%, see rank	6.31%	6.17%
Manufacturing	32, 5.00%, see rank	8.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	14, 2.19%, see rank	2.16%	2.75%
Retail Trade	117, 18.28%, see rank	12.57%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	18, 2.81%, see rank	5.40%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	26, 4.06%, see rank	4.21%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	41, 6.41%, see rank	7.73%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	266, 41.56%, see rank	26.45%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	35, 5.47%, see rank	9.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	25, 3.91%, see rank	6.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	32, 5.00%, see rank	4.35%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Romney, WV	%	West Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	514	26.45%, see rank	18.13%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	63	18.81%, see rank	13.11%	11.47%

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