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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Logan County is $20,644, which is lower than the state average of $23,237 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Logan County median household income is $37,312, which has grown by 51.66% 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 Logan County residents spend 25.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 25.3 minutes and is about the same as 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, #31

Logan County	20,644 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

Logan County	28,388 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

Logan County	37,504 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

Logan County	20,089 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, #35

Logan County	37,312 USD
West Virginia	41,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Logan County	51,011 USD
West Virginia	55,976 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #8

Logan County	51.66%
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

	Logan County		West Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	34.37%	$9,203, see rank	17.03%	$11,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	45.98%	$18,726, see rank	38.80%	$17,128	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.83%	$2,196, see rank	2.29%	$2,899	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	27.22%	$12,006, 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

Logan County	47,432 USD
West Virginia	52,875 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Logan County	59,139 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

	Logan County	West Virginia	U.S.
White	$37,690, see rank	$42,140	$56,900
Black	$29,792, see rank	$28,993	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,286, see rank	$40,751	$42,396
Asian	$66,750, see rank	$51,842	$73,244
One Race, Other	$9,583, see rank	$35,855	$40,300
Two or More Races	$29,653, see rank	$32,023	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Logan County	West Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$31,875, see rank	$20,057	$25,788
25 to 44	$50,723, see rank	$48,823	$58,398
45 to 64	$37,470, see rank	$49,530	$65,027
65 or over	$31,103, see rank	$30,724	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Logan County	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	29,479, see rank	1,513,749	248,775,628
Male¹	14,483, 49.13%, see rank	48.90%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,466, 51.55%, see rank	59.36%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,466, 51.55%, see rank	59.22%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,676, 89.42%, see rank	90.78%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	790, 10.58%, see rank	9.22%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	7,017, 48.45%, see rank	40.64%	30.72%
Female¹	14,996, 50.87%, see rank	51.10%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,778, 38.53%, see rank	49.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,778, 38.53%, see rank	49.37%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,280, 91.38%, see rank	93.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	498, 8.62%, see rank	6.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	9,218, 61.47%, 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

	Logan County	West Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	11,254, 100%	736,438	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9,703, 86.22%, see rank	82.32%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	963, 8.56%, see rank	10.25%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	5.06%
Walked	330, 2.93%, see rank	2.85%	2.78%
Other Means	70, 0.62%, see rank	1.01%	1.79%
Worked at Home	188, 1.67%, see rank	2.84%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Logan County	25.0 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

	Logan County	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,956	753,227	143,435,233
Male¹	6,676, 55.84%, see rank	52.83%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,070, 16.03%, see rank	25.96%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	947, 14.19%, see rank	14.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	783, 11.73%, see rank	15.68%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	77, 1.15%, see rank	0.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,726, 25.85%, see rank	14.35%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,459, 21.85%, see rank	21.14%	17.94%
Female¹	5,280, 44.16%, see rank	47.17%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,014, 38.14%, see rank	37.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,242, 23.52%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,849, 35.02%, 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	26, 0.49%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	149, 2.82%, 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

	Logan County	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,956, 100%	753,227	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,085, 17.44%, see rank	5.33%	1.96%
Construction	504, 4.22%, see rank	6.31%	6.17%
Manufacturing	447, 3.74%, see rank	8.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	293, 2.45%, see rank	2.16%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,427, 11.94%, see rank	12.57%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	656, 5.49%, see rank	5.40%	4.93%
Information	167, 1.40%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	428, 3.58%, see rank	4.21%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	704, 5.89%, see rank	7.73%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,084, 25.79%, see rank	26.45%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	809, 6.77%, see rank	9.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	572, 4.78%, see rank	6.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	780, 6.52%, see rank	4.35%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Logan County	%	West Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,961	19.63%, see rank	18.13%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,653	16.30%, see rank	13.11%	11.47%

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