2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Cross Lanes, WV vs Charleston, WV

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- Household income in Charleston, is 2% less than it is in Cross Lanes and is 28% below the National Average.
- Cross Lanes unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Charleston unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Cross Lanes, WVCharleston, WVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth19.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,063  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$54,101$69,021
 Family Median Income$69,231  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cross Lanes, WVCharleston, WVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K15.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cross Lanes, WVCharleston, WVUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock4.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology13.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.2%13.1%
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Reviews for Charleston    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Charleston has a lot going on for being a small city. Capitol Street has great restaurants and Taylor Books, and Capitol Market is one of the best year-round farmers  More

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Over 12 years ago

Charleston has a lot going on for being a small city. Capitol Street has great restaurants and Taylor Books, and Capitol Market is one of the best year-round farmers  More

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Over 12 years ago

Charleston has a lot going on for being a small city. Capitol Street has great restaurants and Taylor Books, and Capitol Market is one of the best year-round farmers  More

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