North Panhandle Times

Chester ranked 76th among cities in West Virginia by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August.

The median income of Chester residents was an inflation-adjusted $27,372 per year. Chester had 1,318 households in 2017, with a population of 2,713.

The city with the highest median resident income in the state was Brandonville. Brandonville's median income was $65,694 per year after adjusting for inflation – $38,322 more than Chester. It had 61 households in 2017 and a population of 117.

West Liberty had the lowest annual resident income among cities in West Virginia, with a median income of only $5,539 per year. That was $21,833 less than the median income in Chester at the time. West Liberty had 276 households in 2017 and a population of 1,714.

The table below shows the top 100 cities ranked by median annual resident earnings in 2017.

Rank	City	Earnings per resident ($$$)
1	Brandonville	65,694
2	Harpers Ferry	52,500
3	North Hills	43,393
4	Mitchell Heights	43,281
5	Ghent	42,083
6	Pentress	40,825
7	Van	40,446
8	Teays Valley	38,910
9	Cheat Lake	38,898
10	Bridgeport	38,821
11	Glen Fork	38,681
12	Chauncey	38,239
13	Green Spring	38,021
14	Shannondale	37,271
15	Pinch	37,245
16	Bethlehem	36,075
17	Bolivar	35,833
18	Cassville	35,656
19	Blacksville	35,625
20	Mineralwells	35,492
21	Falling Waters	35,142
22	Winfield	34,507
23	Pratt	34,167
24	Brookhaven	34,054
25	Bancroft	33,864
26	Chattaroy	33,500
27	Salt Rock	33,314
28	Vivian	32,969
29	White Hall	32,900
30	Eleanor	32,734
31	Racine	32,639
32	Alum Creek	32,438
33	Tornado	31,875
34	St. George	31,818
35	Hedgesville	31,815
36	McConnell	31,744
37	Waverly	31,373
38	Big Chimney	31,346
39	Clearview	30,987
40	Holden	30,781
41	Barrackville	30,691
42	Huntersville	30,625
43	Hurricane	30,612
44	Crum	30,281
45	South Charleston	30,195
46	East Dailey	30,000
47	Cross Lanes	29,756
48	Inwood	29,744
49	Reedsville	29,500
50	Mallory	29,472
51	Green Bank	29,432
52	Mabscott	29,300
53	Poca	29,177
54	Pea Ridge	29,175
55	Follansbee	29,128
56	Leon	29,107
57	Lubeck	29,085
58	Arbovale	28,958
59	Boaz	28,913
60	Valley Bend	28,854
61	Pleasant Valley	28,479
62	Charlton Heights	28,393
63	Carpendale	28,370
64	Man	28,237
65	Glen Dale	28,097
66	St. Albans	28,021
67	Vienna	27,862
68	Nitro	27,767
69	Lewisburg	27,711
70	Wolf Summit	27,708
71	Hico	27,589
72	Sylvester	27,560
73	Falling Spring	27,500
74	Kingwood	27,479
75	Shady Spring	27,390
76	Chester	27,372
77	Shrewsbury	27,367
78	Ceredo	27,305
79	Powellton	27,273
80	Accoville	27,273
81	Deep Water	27,098
82	Springfield	27,069
83	Fort Ashby	27,056
84	Washington	27,045
85	Hometown	27,036
86	Lost Creek	26,985
87	Nutter Fort	26,918
88	Dunbar	26,808
89	Madison	26,656
90	Sissonville	26,653
91	Triadelphia	26,622
92	West Milford	26,597
93	Cedar Grove	26,571
94	Kopperston	26,531
95	Lavalette	26,506
96	Lumberport	26,339
97	Rachel	26,333
98	Flemington	26,250
99	Shinnston	26,194
100	Charleston	26,142

* All values are inflation-adjusted