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Vienna, WV vs Parkersburg, WV

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Highlights
- Household income in Parkersburg, is 34% less than it is in Vienna and is 77% below the National Average.
- Vienna unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Parkersburg unemployment rate is 7.5%.
 Vienna, WVParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth19.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,020  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$38,960$69,021
 Family Median Income$77,744  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Vienna, WVParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Vienna, WVParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.4%13.1%
Reviews for Vienna    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Nature's Air Conditioned City - every few years it gets to 90 degrees - the Chamber of Commerce serves free lemonade at many locations in the area. Sometimes we go  More

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Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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