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Bluewell, WV Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Bluewell is $15,891, which is lower than the state average of $23,237 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Bluewell median household income is $33,241. On average Bluewell residents spend 24.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as 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, #302

Bluewell, WV	15,891 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

Bluewell, WV	21,566 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

Bluewell, WV	24,577 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

Bluewell, WV	14,288 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, #233

Bluewell, WV	33,241 USD
West Virginia	41,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bluewell, WV	38,709 USD
West Virginia	55,976 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Bluewell, WV	12.00%
West Virginia	40.01%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Bluewell, WV median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. 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

	Bluewell, WV		West Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.65%	$8,532, see rank	17.03%	$11,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	45.70%	$18,039, see rank	38.80%	$17,128	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.41%	$3,898, see rank	2.29%	$2,899	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.22%	$11,473, 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

Bluewell, WV	48,073 USD
West Virginia	52,875 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bluewell, WV	47,744 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

	Bluewell, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
White	$33,750, see rank	$42,140	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Bluewell, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$22,667, see rank	$20,057	$25,788
25 to 44	$21,957, see rank	$48,823	$58,398
45 to 64	$47,828, see rank	$49,530	$65,027
65 or over	$32,232, see rank	$30,724	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Bluewell, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,897, see rank	1,513,749	248,775,628
Male¹	863, 45.49%, see rank	48.90%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	405, 46.93%, see rank	59.36%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	405, 46.93%, see rank	59.22%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	343, 84.69%, see rank	90.78%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	62, 15.31%, see rank	9.22%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	458, 53.07%, see rank	40.64%	30.72%
Female¹	1,034, 54.51%, see rank	51.10%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	485, 46.91%, see rank	49.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	485, 46.91%, see rank	49.37%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	460, 94.85%, see rank	93.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	25, 5.15%, see rank	6.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	549, 53.09%, 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

	Bluewell, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	786, 100%	736,438	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	710, 90.33%, see rank	82.32%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	29, 3.69%, see rank	10.25%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	5.06%
Walked	14, 1.78%, see rank	2.85%	2.78%
Other Means	33, 4.20%, see rank	1.01%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.84%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bluewell, WV	24.4 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

	Bluewell, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	803	753,227	143,435,233
Male¹	343, 42.71%, see rank	52.83%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	76, 22.16%, see rank	25.96%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	15, 4.37%, see rank	14.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, 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	65, 18.95%, see rank	14.35%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	187, 54.52%, see rank	21.14%	17.94%
Female¹	460, 57.29%, see rank	47.17%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	142, 30.87%, see rank	37.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	61, 13.26%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	240, 52.17%, 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	17, 3.70%, 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

	Bluewell, WV	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	803, 100%	753,227	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	82, 10.21%, see rank	5.33%	1.96%
Construction	56, 6.97%, see rank	6.31%	6.17%
Manufacturing	53, 6.60%, see rank	8.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.16%	2.75%
Retail Trade	162, 20.17%, 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	30, 3.74%, see rank	4.21%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	64, 7.97%, see rank	7.73%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	324, 40.35%, see rank	26.45%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	32, 3.99%, see rank	9.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.35%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Bluewell, WV	%	West Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	723	32.20%, see rank	18.13%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	108	19.35%, see rank	13.11%	11.47%

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