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Philippi, WV vs Romney, WV

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Highlights
- Household income in Romney, is 2% less than it is in Philippi and is 101% below the National Average.
- Philippi unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Romney unemployment rate is 4.4%.
 Philippi, WVRomney, WVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,285  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$34,342$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,854  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Philippi, WVRomney, WVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock21.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock16.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K1.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Philippi, WVRomney, WVUnited States
 Management, business, finance4.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement8.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support12.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock23.1%13.1%
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Over 16 years ago

My family for more than 4 generations have resided in the town of Romney. It is common for people here to never lock their doors, even when out of town. I walk often  More

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