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Salem, WV vs Logan, WV

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- Household income in Logan, is 7% less than it is in Salem and is 73% below the National Average.
- Salem unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Logan unemployment rate is 8.1%.
 Salem, WVLogan, WVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,992  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$39,837$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,077  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Salem, WVLogan, WVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock20.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock15.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Salem, WVLogan, WVUnited States
 Management, business, finance4.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance14.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.6%13.1%
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Over 16 years ago

Logan, WV, gets a very bad rap as far as I'm concerned. Yes, we have problems, like most other places do, however I have had lots of opportunities go live elsewhere and  More

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