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Ranson, WV Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ranson is $26,285, which is higher than the state average of $23,237 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Ranson median household income is $40,556. On average Ranson residents spend 33.7 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, #68

Ranson, WV	26,285 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

Ranson, WV	25,620 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

Ranson, WV	37,019 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

Ranson, WV	17,917 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, #139

Ranson, WV	40,556 USD
West Virginia	41,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ranson, WV	69,231 USD
West Virginia	55,976 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Ranson, WV	6.78%
West Virginia	40.01%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Ranson, WV median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The West Virginia and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Ranson, WV		West Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	8.88%	$1,985, see rank	17.03%	$11,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	19.86%	$13,734, see rank	38.80%	$17,128	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.20%	$1,883, see rank	2.29%	$2,899	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	9.00%	$19,848, 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

Ranson, WV	44,246 USD
West Virginia	52,875 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ranson, WV	65,016 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

	Ranson, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
White	$44,366, see rank	$42,140	$56,900
Black	$37,639, see rank	$28,993	$35,600
Hispanic	$42,109, see rank	$40,751	$42,396
Asian	$18,456, see rank	$51,842	$73,244
One Race, Other	$37,105, see rank	$35,855	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Ranson, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$25,086, see rank	$20,057	$25,788
25 to 44	$35,861, see rank	$48,823	$58,398
45 to 64	$72,321, see rank	$49,530	$65,027
65 or over	$42,328, see rank	$30,724	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Ranson, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,384, see rank	1,513,749	248,775,628
Male¹	1,576, 46.57%, see rank	48.90%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,304, 82.74%, see rank	59.36%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,304, 82.74%, see rank	59.22%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,226, 94.02%, see rank	90.78%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	78, 5.98%, see rank	9.22%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	272, 17.26%, see rank	40.64%	30.72%
Female¹	1,808, 53.43%, see rank	51.10%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,354, 74.89%, see rank	49.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,354, 74.89%, see rank	49.37%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,248, 92.17%, see rank	93.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	106, 7.83%, see rank	6.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	454, 25.11%, 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

	Ranson, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,458, 100%	736,438	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,904, 77.46%, see rank	82.32%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	369, 15.01%, see rank	10.25%	9.59%
Public Transportation	45, 1.83%, see rank	0.75%	5.06%
Walked	71, 2.89%, see rank	2.85%	2.78%
Other Means	9, 0.37%, see rank	1.01%	1.79%
Worked at Home	60, 2.44%, see rank	2.84%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ranson, WV	33.7 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

	Ranson, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,474	753,227	143,435,233
Male¹	1,226, 49.56%, see rank	52.83%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	471, 38.42%, see rank	25.96%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	296, 24.14%, see rank	14.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	164, 13.38%, see rank	15.68%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 0.57%, see rank	0.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	81, 6.61%, see rank	14.35%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	130, 10.60%, see rank	21.14%	17.94%
Female¹	1,248, 50.44%, see rank	47.17%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	428, 34.29%, see rank	37.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	411, 32.93%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	374, 29.97%, 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	35, 2.80%, 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

	Ranson, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,474, 100%	753,227	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	52, 2.10%, see rank	5.33%	1.96%
Construction	89, 3.60%, see rank	6.31%	6.17%
Manufacturing	59, 2.38%, see rank	8.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	78, 3.15%, see rank	2.16%	2.75%
Retail Trade	205, 8.29%, see rank	12.57%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	136, 5.50%, see rank	5.40%	4.93%
Information	74, 2.99%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	120, 4.85%, see rank	4.21%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	250, 10.11%, see rank	7.73%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	386, 15.60%, see rank	26.45%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	788, 31.85%, see rank	9.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	115, 4.65%, see rank	6.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	122, 4.93%, see rank	4.35%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Ranson, WV	%	West Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	723	15.88%, see rank	18.13%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	114	9.12%, see rank	13.11%	11.47%

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