Follansbee is a very small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 2,686 people and two associated neighborhoods, Follansbee is the 83rd largest community in West Virginia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Follansbee is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Follansbee is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Follansbee who work in food service (18.00%), sales jobs (10.58%), and management occupations (10.02%). Follansbee is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Follansbee overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Follansbee, 22.82% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Follansbee in 2022 was $44,397, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $177,588 for a family of four. However, Follansbee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Follansbee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Follansbee residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Follansbee include Italian, German, Irish, English, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Follansbee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Greek.
