Industries in Ghent, West Virginia (Unincorporated Place)

Industry#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Ghent
Ghent
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%CountEducationTransportationManufacturingGovernment1Other ServicesConstructionRetailEntertainment2Agriculture3Oil & Gas, and MiningOil & Gas, and Mi…WholesalersUtilitiesInformationFinance & InsuranceReal estateProfessional4Management5Administrative6Healthcare7Hospitality35.986159%9.651365%35.986159%36.0%10414.532872%3.838291%14.532872%14.5%4212.110727%8.000272%12.110727%12.1%3510.034602%6.796666%10.034602%10.0%298.304498%4.325491%8.304498%8.3%246.920415%6.203259%6.920415%6.9%206.574394%12.376934%6.574394%6.6%195.536332%1.749439%5.536332%5.5%160.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.789033%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.081758%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.189464%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.522897%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.621776%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.936387%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.216798%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.362404%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.050639%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.539522%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.304494%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.443111%0
Count number of people employed in given industry
1Government not otherwise classified 2Entertainment, arts, and recreation 3Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 4Professional, scientific, and technical services 5Management of companies 6Administrative, support, and waste management services 7Healthcare and social assistance

Relative Industry#2

Percentage more or less common in Ghent than in West Virginia, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Ghent
Less Common
More Common
0%200%%ref.TransportationEducationEntertainment1Other ServicesManufacturingGovernment2ConstructionRetailAgriculture3Oil & Gas, and MiningOil & Gas, and Mi…WholesalersUtilitiesInformationFinance & InsuranceReal estateProfessional4Management5Administrative6Healthcare7Hospitality278.628668%278.628668%278.6%14.533%14.5%3.838%3.84%272.860831%272.860831%272.9%35.986%36.0%9.651%9.65%216.463292%216.463292%216.5%5.536%5.54%1.749%1.75%91.989746%91.989746%92.0%8.304%8.30%4.325%4.33%51.378939%51.378939%51.4%12.111%12.1%8.000%8.00%47.640057%47.640057%47.6%10.035%10.0%6.797%6.80%11.560959%11.560959%11.6%6.920%6.92%6.203%6.20%-46.881883%-46.881883%46.9%6.574%6.57%12.377%12.4%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.789%0.79%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%4.082%4.08%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.189%2.19%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.523%1.52%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.622%1.62%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.936%2.94%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.217%1.22%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%4.362%4.36%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.051%0.05%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.540%3.54%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%17.304%17.3%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%7.443%7.44%
% percentage of industry in Ghent
ref. percentage of industry in West Virginia
1Entertainment, arts, and recreation 2Government not otherwise classified 3Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 4Professional, scientific, and technical services 5Management of companies 6Administrative, support, and waste management services 7Healthcare and social assistance

Sex Ratio by Industry#3

Sex ratio by industry among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Ghent
Female Male
West Virginia
Ghent
2x1x0x1x2xFMOther ServicesAll Industries-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.000000x1.211405x1.000000x1212-2.360465x-1.000000x-2.360465x2.36x1.000000x1.117887x1.000000x20386
F number of females employed in given industry
M number of males employed in given industry

Part Timers by Industry#4

Part time and seasonal workers as a percentage of total workforce within an industry.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Ghent
Ghent
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%100%PartFullEntertainment1Government2EducationAll IndustriesManufacturingConstructionRetailTransportationOther Services100.000000%46.526508%100.000000%100.0%160100.000000%11.703233%100.000000%100.0%29056.730769%36.687608%56.730769%56.7%594540.138408%29.375063%40.138408%40.1%11617334.285714%13.517115%34.285714%34.3%12230.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.259936%0200.000000%0.000000%0.0%41.380090%0190.000000%0.000000%0.0%22.115752%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%38.306787%024
Part number of part time workers employed in given industry
Full number of full time workers employed in given industry
1Entertainment, arts, and recreation 2Government not otherwise classified 3Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 4Professional, scientific, and technical services 5Management of companies 6Administrative, support, and waste management services 7Healthcare and social assistance

Median Income by Industry#5

For the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Ghent
Ghent
West Virginia
$0k$20k$40k$60k%CountAll Industries$63,641.000000$39,594.000000$63,641.000000$63.6k100.000%100%289
% percent of the workforce employed in given industry
Count number of people employed in given industry
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 2Professional, scientific, and technical services 3Management of companies 4Administrative, support, and waste management services 5Healthcare and social assistance 6Entertainment, arts, and recreation 7Government not otherwise classified

Industries by Place in the Beckley Area

There are 47 places in the Beckley Area. This section compares Ghent to all of the places in the Beckley Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ghent.

Agriculture1 Industry by Place#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Ghent, selected other places in the Beckley Area, and entities that contain Ghent
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Glen FerrisGlen JeanBoltMacArthurMeadow BridgeLesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAnstedSouthSouth AtlanticOak HillWest VirginiaBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoRaleigh District 11MabscottBeckley000900Tract 000900Shady SpringFayettevilleDanielsCrab OrchardMontgomeryBradleyCoal CityStanafordProsperitySophiaMount HopeBoomerPiney ViewSmithersBeaverGauley BridgeGlen WhiteHilltopScarbroGhentPowelltonCharlton HeightsCharlton HtsMount CarbonDeep WaterDixieRhodellKincaidKimberlyPagePaxBeards ForkFalls ViewHicoPrinceEcclesThurmond26.470588%26.470588%26.5%18123.076923%23.076923%23.1%926.550218%6.550218%6.6%1533.744150%3.744150%3.7%2443.448276%3.448276%3.4%452.362205%2.362205%2.4%361.326306%1.326306%1.3%1,962,9511.96M1.224490%1.224490%1.2%671.020426%1.020426%1.0%550,178550k0.923262%0.923262%0.9%262,334262k0.859599%0.859599%0.9%2780.789033%0.789033%0.8%5,9210.658403%0.658403%0.7%2980.657462%0.657462%0.7%1900.657462%0.657462%0.7%1900.467963%0.467963%0.5%390.419287%0.419287%0.4%290.143062%0.143062%0.1%11100.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0110.000000%0.000000%0.0%0120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%0140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%0170.000000%0.000000%0.0%0180.000000%0.000000%0.0%0190.000000%0.000000%0.0%0200.000000%0.000000%0.0%0210.000000%0.000000%0.0%0220.000000%0.000000%0.0%0230.000000%0.000000%0.0%0240.000000%0.000000%0.0%0250.000000%0.000000%0.0%0260.000000%0.000000%0.0%0270.000000%0.000000%0.0%0280.000000%0.000000%0.0%0290.000000%0.000000%0.0%0300.000000%0.000000%0.0%0310.000000%0.000000%0.0%0320.000000%0.000000%0.0%0330.000000%0.000000%0.0%0340.000000%0.000000%0.0%0350.000000%0.000000%0.0%0360.000000%0.000000%0.0%0370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%0430.000000%0.000000%0.0%0440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0450.000000%0.000000%0.0%046
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Industries by Place in West Virginia

There are 404 places in West Virginia. This section compares Ghent to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ghent. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 3,043.

Agriculture1 Industry by Place#26

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Ghent, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Ghent
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%Count#PhilippiMartinsburgGraftonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesShannondaleRansonSouthBrookhavenSouth AtlanticOak HillWest VirginiaMoorefieldWeirtonElkinsBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoNitroBridgeportRaleigh District 11FairmontBuckhannonSissonvilleWheelingPrincetonWestoverBluefieldMorgantownViennaBeckleyCharlestonClarksburgParkersburgMoundsvilleHuntington000900Tract 000900GhentTeays ValleySouth CharlestonS CharlestonSt. AlbansCross LanesCheat LakeDunbarHurricanePea RidgeCharles TownKeyserNew MartinsvillePoint PleasantPt PleasantBarboursvilleWestonLewisburgRavenswoodSummersvilleCullodenShady SpringRipleyPleasant ValleyPleasant VlyKenovaWelch2.433090%2.433090%2.43%3011.409443%1.409443%1.41%10021.384452%1.384452%1.38%2631.326306%1.326306%1.33%1,962,9511.96M1.208981%1.208981%1.21%2141.152738%1.152738%1.15%2851.020426%1.020426%1.02%550,178550k0.930593%0.930593%0.93%2460.923262%0.923262%0.92%262,334262k0.859599%0.859599%0.86%2770.789033%0.789033%0.79%5,9210.772472%0.772472%0.77%1180.729282%0.729282%0.73%6690.726832%0.726832%0.73%24100.658403%0.658403%0.66%2980.657462%0.657462%0.66%1900.657462%0.657462%0.66%1900.537804%0.537804%0.54%17110.473149%0.473149%0.47%20120.467963%0.467963%0.47%390.317151%0.317151%0.32%26130.314042%0.314042%0.31%7140.307062%0.307062%0.31%6150.248060%0.248060%0.25%31160.231696%0.231696%0.23%5170.192678%0.192678%0.19%4180.174216%0.174216%0.17%7190.168845%0.168845%0.17%23200.147710%0.147710%0.15%7210.143062%0.143062%0.14%11220.138229%0.138229%0.14%32230.111545%0.111545%0.11%8240.081840%0.081840%0.08%10250.028169%0.028169%0.03%1260.025649%0.025649%0.03%5270.000000%0.000000%0.00%00.000000%0.000000%0.00%00.000000%0.000000%0.00%0280.000000%0.000000%0.00%0290.000000%0.000000%0.00%0300.000000%0.000000%0.00%0310.000000%0.000000%0.00%0320.000000%0.000000%0.00%0330.000000%0.000000%0.00%0340.000000%0.000000%0.00%0350.000000%0.000000%0.00%0360.000000%0.000000%0.00%0370.000000%0.000000%0.00%0380.000000%0.000000%0.00%0390.000000%0.000000%0.00%0400.000000%0.000000%0.00%0410.000000%0.000000%0.00%0420.000000%0.000000%0.00%0430.000000%0.000000%0.00%0440.000000%0.000000%0.00%0450.000000%0.000000%0.00%0460.000000%0.000000%0.00%0470.000000%0.000000%0.00%0480.000000%0.000000%0.00%0490.000000%0.000000%0.00%050
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Industries by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Ghent to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ghent. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Agriculture1 Industry by Place#46

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Ghent, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Ghent
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%Count#Lexington-FayetteUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockWest VirginiaAmarilloBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoRaleigh District 11HuntsvilleLouisvilleChesapeakeOklahoma CityNew OrleansShreveportSt. PetersburgBaton RougeAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…DurhamMobileTampaMiamiTulsaCorpus ChristiLaredoEl PasoWinston-SalemVirginia BeachVirginia BchHialeahDallasJacksonvilleMontgomeryLittle RockFayettevilleNashville-DavidsonSan AntonioAustinFort WorthIrvingGreensboroRaleighCharlotteGarlandOrlandoHoustonRichmondArlingtonBaltimoreColumbusNorfolkAtlantaPlanoMemphisBirminghamArlingtonWashington000900Tract 000900Ghent1.738215%1.738215%1.74%2,77411.326306%1.326306%1.33%1,962,9511.96M1.020426%1.020426%1.02%550,178550k0.923262%0.923262%0.92%262,334262k0.852882%0.852882%0.85%1,01020.789033%0.789033%0.79%5,9210.737387%0.737387%0.74%71030.658403%0.658403%0.66%2980.657462%0.657462%0.66%1900.657462%0.657462%0.66%1900.467963%0.467963%0.47%390.402009%0.402009%0.40%35740.381835%0.381835%0.38%1,11550.369496%0.369496%0.37%39960.368629%0.368629%0.37%1,09470.364735%0.364735%0.36%63680.361548%0.361548%0.36%30490.354639%0.354639%0.35%440100.339785%0.339785%0.34%365110.336883%0.336883%0.34%254120.319882%0.319882%0.32%416130.315796%0.315796%0.32%256140.309610%0.309610%0.31%524150.307223%0.307223%0.31%620160.306931%0.306931%0.31%584170.294332%0.294332%0.29%441180.278403%0.278403%0.28%266190.272019%0.272019%0.27%760200.258193%0.258193%0.26%270210.257447%0.257447%0.26%559220.235399%0.235399%0.24%244230.233301%0.233301%0.23%1,450240.225565%0.225565%0.23%890250.220128%0.220128%0.22%195260.216669%0.216669%0.22%204270.211328%0.211328%0.21%156280.207436%0.207436%0.21%706290.201764%0.201764%0.20%1,325300.195670%0.195670%0.20%995310.188698%0.188698%0.19%714320.186836%0.186836%0.19%226330.181661%0.181661%0.18%244340.168316%0.168316%0.17%397350.168062%0.168062%0.17%698360.166260%0.166260%0.17%188370.156658%0.156658%0.16%220380.155037%0.155037%0.16%1,694390.151033%0.151033%0.15%162400.146045%0.146045%0.15%281410.136774%0.136774%0.14%376420.132536%0.132536%0.13%106430.131723%0.131723%0.13%135440.126338%0.126338%0.13%278450.124791%0.124791%0.12%185460.122596%0.122596%0.12%352470.112905%0.112905%0.11%103480.096335%0.096335%0.10%137490.062890%0.062890%0.06%219500.000000%0.000000%0.00%00.000000%0.000000%0.00%0
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Industries by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Ghent to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ghent. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Agriculture1 Industry by Place#66

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Ghent, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Ghent
0%1%2%3%4%Count#FresnoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticWest VirginiaOmahaPortlandBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoSacramentoAlbuquerqueMinneapolisRaleigh District 11SeattleOaklandWichitaMilwaukeeSan JoseLong BeachPhoenixLos AngelesLouisvilleSan DiegoDetroitOklahoma CityMesaKansas CityMiamiTulsaDenverEl PasoTucsonVirginia BeachVirginia BchColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDallasJacksonvilleNashville-DavidsonSan AntonioAustinIndianapolisPhiladelphiaFort WorthSan FranciscoLas VegasRaleighCharlotteHoustonArlingtonClevelandChicagoBaltimoreColumbusAtlantaMemphisBostonNew YorkWashington000900Tract 000900Ghent4.917645%4.917645%4.9%9,97511.326306%1.326306%1.3%1,962,9511.96M1.020426%1.020426%1.0%550,178550k0.923262%0.923262%0.9%262,334262k0.789033%0.789033%0.8%5,9210.694392%0.694392%0.7%1,57220.676379%0.676379%0.7%2,24830.658403%0.658403%0.7%2980.657462%0.657462%0.7%1900.657462%0.657462%0.7%1900.594185%0.594185%0.6%1,27940.574739%0.574739%0.6%1,50550.476580%0.476580%0.5%1,08960.467963%0.467963%0.5%390.457965%0.457965%0.5%1,81170.440375%0.440375%0.4%90980.425831%0.425831%0.4%78190.423938%0.423938%0.4%1,132100.418201%0.418201%0.4%2,092110.413591%0.413591%0.4%916120.408221%0.408221%0.4%2,924130.405225%0.405225%0.4%7,715140.381835%0.381835%0.4%1,115150.373309%0.373309%0.4%2,501160.368900%0.368900%0.4%816170.368629%0.368629%0.4%1,094180.356459%0.356459%0.4%765190.327937%0.327937%0.3%775200.307223%0.307223%0.3%620210.306931%0.306931%0.3%584220.293085%0.293085%0.3%1,056230.272019%0.272019%0.3%760240.263766%0.263766%0.3%614250.257447%0.257447%0.3%559260.241950%0.241950%0.2%509270.233301%0.233301%0.2%1,450280.225565%0.225565%0.2%890290.207436%0.207436%0.2%706300.201764%0.201764%0.2%1,325310.195670%0.195670%0.2%995320.193879%0.193879%0.2%783330.190558%0.190558%0.2%1,248340.188698%0.188698%0.2%714350.187899%0.187899%0.2%918360.173952%0.173952%0.2%474370.168316%0.168316%0.2%397380.168062%0.168062%0.2%698390.155037%0.155037%0.2%1,694400.146045%0.146045%0.1%281410.145016%0.145016%0.1%217420.143165%0.143165%0.1%1,848430.136774%0.136774%0.1%376440.136157%0.136157%0.1%590450.126338%0.126338%0.1%278460.122596%0.122596%0.1%352470.100747%0.100747%0.1%357480.089813%0.089813%0.1%3,585490.062890%0.062890%0.1%219500.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Definitions

An industry describe the kind of business conducted by a person’s employing organization. On this page, all employed persons are categorized as working in one of the following industries (bolded terms are used in the charts and maps on this page):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining:
    • Agriculture: Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
    • Oil & Gas, and Mining: Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Construction: Construction
  • Manufacturing: Manufacturing
  • Wholesalers: Wholesale trade
  • Retail: Retail trade
  • Transportation and warehousing, and utilities:
    • Transportation: Transportation and warehousing
    • Utilities: Utilities
  • Information: Information
  • Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing:
    • Finance & Insurance: Finance and insurance
    • Real estate: Real estate and rental and leasing
  • Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services:
    • Professional: Professional, scientific, and technical services
    • Management: Management of companies and enterprises
    • Administrative: Administrative and support and waste management services
  • Educational services, and health care and social assistance:
    • Education: Educational services
    • Healthcare: Health care and social assistance
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services:
    • Entertainment: Arts, entertainment, and recreation
    • Hospitality: Accommodation and food services
  • Other Services: Other services, except public administration
  • Government: Public administration

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State:
West Virginia
County:
Raleigh
Metro Area:
Beckley Area
District:
1
ZIP Codes:
25825, 25843
Unified School District:
Raleigh County
Congressional District:
WV-3
State Senate District:
WV-9
State House District:
WV-29
Nearby Cities:
Beckley
Nearby Towns:
Rhodell, Sophia
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Beaver, Coal City, Crab Orchard, Daniels, Helen, MacArthur, Shady Spring