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Charles Town, WV Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Charles Town is $26,636, which is higher than the state average of $23,237 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Charles Town median household income is $59,503, which has grown by 82.87% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 40.01% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Charles Town residents spend 35.5 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, #60

Charles Town, WV	26,636 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

Charles Town, WV	37,746 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

Charles Town, WV	48,333 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

Charles Town, WV	30,547 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, #36

Charles Town, WV	59,503 USD
West Virginia	41,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Charles Town, WV	70,340 USD
West Virginia	55,976 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #24

Charles Town, WV	82.87%
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

	Charles Town, WV		West Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.74%	$5,626, see rank	17.03%	$11,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.23%	$15,035, see rank	38.80%	$17,128	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.71%	$2,736, see rank	2.29%	$2,899	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.49%	$20,613, 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

Charles Town, WV	85,345 USD
West Virginia	52,875 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Charles Town, WV	89,737 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

	Charles Town, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
White	$58,849, see rank	$42,140	$56,900
Black	$66,989, see rank	$28,993	$35,600
Hispanic	$71,932, see rank	$40,751	$42,396
Asian	$161,250, see rank	$51,842	$73,244

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Charles Town, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$25,795, see rank	$20,057	$25,788
25 to 44	$85,932, see rank	$48,823	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,424, see rank	$49,530	$65,027
65 or over	$28,194, see rank	$30,724	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Charles Town, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,104, see rank	1,513,749	248,775,628
Male¹	1,969, 47.98%, see rank	48.90%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,368, 69.48%, see rank	59.36%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,368, 69.48%, see rank	59.22%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,226, 89.62%, see rank	90.78%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	142, 10.38%, see rank	9.22%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	601, 30.52%, see rank	40.64%	30.72%
Female¹	2,135, 52.02%, see rank	51.10%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,230, 57.61%, see rank	49.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,230, 57.61%, see rank	49.37%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,120, 91.06%, see rank	93.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	110, 8.94%, see rank	6.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	905, 42.39%, 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

	Charles Town, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,294, 100%	736,438	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,454, 63.38%, see rank	82.32%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	416, 18.13%, see rank	10.25%	9.59%
Public Transportation	75, 3.27%, see rank	0.75%	5.06%
Walked	88, 3.84%, see rank	2.85%	2.78%
Other Means	9, 0.39%, see rank	1.01%	1.79%
Worked at Home	252, 10.99%, see rank	2.84%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Charles Town, WV	35.5 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

	Charles Town, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,346	753,227	143,435,233
Male¹	1,226, 52.26%, see rank	52.83%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	478, 38.99%, see rank	25.96%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	273, 22.27%, see rank	14.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	160, 13.05%, 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	25, 2.04%, see rank	14.35%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	180, 14.68%, see rank	21.14%	17.94%
Female¹	1,120, 47.74%, see rank	47.17%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	497, 44.38%, see rank	37.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	320, 28.57%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	279, 24.91%, 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	24, 2.14%, 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

	Charles Town, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,346, 100%	753,227	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	16, 0.68%, see rank	5.33%	1.96%
Construction	69, 2.94%, see rank	6.31%	6.17%
Manufacturing	65, 2.77%, see rank	8.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.16%	2.75%
Retail Trade	115, 4.90%, see rank	12.57%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	98, 4.18%, see rank	5.40%	4.93%
Information	87, 3.71%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	152, 6.48%, see rank	4.21%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	343, 14.62%, see rank	7.73%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	595, 25.36%, see rank	26.45%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	477, 20.33%, see rank	9.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	254, 10.83%, see rank	6.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	75, 3.20%, see rank	4.35%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Charles Town, WV	%	West Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	583	10.89%, see rank	18.13%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	95	7.30%, see rank	13.11%	11.47%

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