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Sand Fork, WV Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sand Fork is $15,108, which is much lower than the state average of $23,237 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Sand Fork median household income is $35,417, which has grown by 17.36% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 40.01% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sand Fork residents spend 23.5 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, #323

Sand Fork, WV	15,108 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

Sand Fork, WV	28,750 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

Sand Fork, WV	34,583 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

Sand Fork, WV	14,583 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, #206

Sand Fork, WV	35,417 USD
West Virginia	41,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sand Fork, WV	44,827 USD
West Virginia	55,976 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #218

Sand Fork, WV	17.36%
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

	Sand Fork, WV		West Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.95%	$1,970, see rank	17.03%	$11,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	52.54%	$9,239, see rank	38.80%	$17,128	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-1.69%	$0, see rank	2.29%	$2,899	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.25%	$24,356, 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

Sand Fork, WV	38,125 USD
West Virginia	52,875 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sand Fork, WV	47,198 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

	Sand Fork, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
White	$28,571, see rank	$42,140	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Sand Fork, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
25 to 44	$72,639, see rank	$48,823	$58,398
45 to 64	$27,917, see rank	$49,530	$65,027
65 or over	$29,063, see rank	$30,724	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Sand Fork, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	124, see rank	1,513,749	248,775,628
Male¹	65, 52.42%, see rank	48.90%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	41, 63.08%, see rank	59.36%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	41, 63.08%, see rank	59.22%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	37, 90.24%, see rank	90.78%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4, 9.76%, see rank	9.22%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	24, 36.92%, see rank	40.64%	30.72%
Female¹	59, 47.58%, see rank	51.10%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	38, 64.41%, see rank	49.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	38, 64.41%, see rank	49.37%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	36, 94.74%, see rank	93.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2, 5.26%, see rank	6.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	21, 35.59%, 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

	Sand Fork, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	46, 100%	736,438	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	33, 71.74%, see rank	82.32%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2, 4.35%, see rank	10.25%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	5.06%
Walked	2, 4.35%, see rank	2.85%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.01%	1.79%
Worked at Home	9, 19.57%, see rank	2.84%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sand Fork, WV	23.5 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

	Sand Fork, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	73	753,227	143,435,233
Male¹	37, 50.68%, see rank	52.83%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5, 13.51%, see rank	25.96%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3, 8.11%, see rank	14.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6, 16.22%, see rank	15.68%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 5.41%, see rank	0.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10, 27.03%, see rank	14.35%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2, 5.41%, see rank	21.14%	17.94%
Female¹	36, 49.32%, see rank	47.17%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	18, 50.00%, see rank	37.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4, 11.11%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	14, 38.89%, 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

	Sand Fork, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	73, 100%	753,227	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.33%	1.96%
Construction	12, 16.44%, see rank	6.31%	6.17%
Manufacturing	6, 8.22%, see rank	8.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	4, 5.48%, see rank	2.16%	2.75%
Retail Trade	6, 8.22%, see rank	12.57%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.40%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5, 6.85%, see rank	4.21%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	6, 8.22%, see rank	7.73%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	14, 19.18%, see rank	26.45%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4, 5.48%, see rank	9.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	7, 9.59%, see rank	6.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	9, 12.33%, see rank	4.35%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Sand Fork, WV	%	West Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	38	20.32%, see rank	18.13%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	6	12.24%, see rank	13.11%	11.47%

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