2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Buckhannon, WV vs Star City, WV

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- Household income in Star City, is 32% more than it is in Buckhannon and is 13% below the National Average.
- Buckhannon unemployment rate is 7.3%.
- Star City unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Buckhannon, WVStar City, WVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.3%4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.6%37.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.0%6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,173$36,886$37,638
 Household Income$46,602$61,310$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,975$84,154$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Buckhannon, WVStar City, WVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.0%8.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.0%3.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K13.2%7.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.6%10.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.2%7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%12.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K15.5%11.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.0%19.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.6%12.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.4%0.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.8%7.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Buckhannon, WVStar City, WVUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.8%13.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.4%10.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.3%3.2%1.8%
 Legal2.3%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.0%11.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.4%15.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.8%0.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.4%0.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.9%9.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%3.9%3.6%
 Personal care5.3%0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%16.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.3%5.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving18.6%6.1%13.1%
Reviews for Buckhannon    2 Reviews

Buckhannon is a descent little town that WV Wesleyan College is apart of. I went to college there and also was a resident there in town for a few years after graduating.  More

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Buckhannon has a small population of about 6,000 people, but in my time of growing up here I have seen, people stabbed at skate parks and public hangouts, any drug you  More

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Reviews for Star City    1 Reviews

I grew up in Martinsburg and came running back to Morgantown after high school in VA. I love this place like no other and despite wanting to move on, driving through  More

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