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Romney, WV vs Lewisburg, WV

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Highlights
- Household income in Lewisburg, is 10% more than it is in Romney and is 82% below the National Average.
- Romney unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Lewisburg unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Romney, WVLewisburg, WVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,669  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$37,875$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,774  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Romney, WVLewisburg, WVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock20.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock16.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K3.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock4.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Romney, WVLewisburg, WVUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock4.9%1.2%
 Education, library11.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support13.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.3%13.1%
Reviews for Romney    1 Reviews

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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Reviews for Lewisburg    2 Reviews

Like most other places the crime is drama and the economy is bad. Your crime is not that bad if you could keep certain police officers off the streets. I know most of  More

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The winters here are dreary and cloudy most of the time. If you can make it through the long winter you'll be rewarded with a mild sunny  More

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