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Glen Dale, WV vs Buckhannon, WV

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- Household income in Buckhannon, is 40% less than it is in Glen Dale and is 48% below the National Average.
- Glen Dale unemployment rate is 7.7%.
- Buckhannon unemployment rate is 7.3%.
 Glen Dale, WVBuckhannon, WVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.7%7.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.1%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.6%26.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.0%6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,631$24,173$37,638
 Household Income$77,530$46,602$69,021
 Family Median Income$110,192$60,975$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Glen Dale, WVBuckhannon, WVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.9%17.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.4%7.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.4%13.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.6%7.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.4%7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%8.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.4%15.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.4%9.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.4%11.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.2%1.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.7%1.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Glen Dale, WVBuckhannon, WVUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.6%12.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.4%2.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%0.3%1.8%
 Legal2.3%2.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%5.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.0%1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.0%7.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.2%3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%0.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving1.0%6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%5.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.1%21.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair16.7%8.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving26.2%18.6%13.1%
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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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