2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Weirton, WV vs Madison, IN

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Highlights
- Household income in Madison, is 10% less than it is in Weirton and is 46% below the National Average.
- Weirton unemployment rate is 7.5%.
- Madison unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Weirton, WVMadison, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.5%4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.1%-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.1%22.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.0%3.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,648$26,459$37,638
 Household Income$52,775$47,392$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,975$67,121$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Weirton, WVMadison, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K12.4%18.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.6%4.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.4%10.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.7%8.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.8%9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.9%11.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.8%6.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.4%13.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.3%9.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.4%4.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.3%2.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Weirton, WVMadison, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.5%14.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.0%4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%4.0%1.8%
 Legal1.6%0.2%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%5.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.6%3.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.6%1.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%2.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.8%3.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.0%4.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.5%20.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.8%3.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving18.4%26.2%13.1%
Reviews for Weirton    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

O.k., Weirton has some problems but nothing that wouldn't be easily solved by bringing in a few good major employers! We have next to no crime, super low cost of living  More

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Over 19 years ago

It seems like a really nice place to  More

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Reviews for Madison    5 Reviews

We have one of the best schools in Indiana (Shaw) and a great downtown area, with something going on all the time. Come join the  More

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We visited downtown Madison over the weekend and had a great, great time! One of the court house which had burned down was sad, but ran into a few great stores. One  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nothing much to do. Low crime  More

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