Beckley, WV Demographic Data
Beckley, WV Summary
Beckley is located in Raleigh County in West Virginia
- Population: 17,596
- Area: 9.50 sq. miles
- Land Area: 9.49 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,852.01 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,388.45 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Beckley, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
9,169
53%
50.8
Male
8,179
47%
49.2
Total Population
17,348
323,128,000
Beckley, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
906
5.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,089
6.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
804
4.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
690
4.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
971
5.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,935
16.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,340
13.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,719
9.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,380
8.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,160
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,687
9.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
975
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
692
4.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
14,025
80.8%
77.2
Female
7,593
54.1%
51.3
Male
6,432
45.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,705
79.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,970
22.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,354
19.3%
15.2
Female
2,070
61.7%
55.8
Male
1,284
38.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Beckley, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,988
97.9%
96.8
White
12,199
70.3%
72.6
Black or African American
4,155
24.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
97
0.6%
0.8
Asian
462
2.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
32
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
114
0.7%
1.3
Filipino
148
0.9%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
51
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
117
0.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
25
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
25
0.1%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
50
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
360
2.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
144
0.8%
17.8
Mexican
22
0.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
27
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
95
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
17,204
99.2%
82.2
Beckley, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
678
5.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,105
8.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,994
31.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,014
23.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
846
6.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,306
17.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
945
7.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,783
13.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,105
86.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,251
25.2%
31.2
Beckley, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,483
30.8%
33.7%
Now Married
5,997
41.2%
47.5
Divorced
2,237
15.4%
11.0%
Separated
263
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
1,569
10.8
5.8%
Beckley, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,543
94.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
899
5.5%
21.6%
Spanish
322
2.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
237
1.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
281
1.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
59
0.4%
1.1%
Beckley, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
809
10.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
743
10.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,164
15.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
834
11.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
831
11.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,177
15.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
670
9.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
843
11.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
196
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
182
2.4%
6.4
Median household income
37,284
57,617
Per capita income
25,292
31,128
Beckley, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
313
4.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,172
15.2%
9.8
Construction
171
2.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,432
31.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
306
4.0%
6.6
Information
188
2.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
227
3.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
472
6.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
699
9.1%
11.4
Public administration
517
6.7%
4.6
Retail trade
751
9.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
191
2.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
250
3.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
476
6.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,598
33.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
691
9.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,899
24.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,025
26.3%
18.1%
Beckley, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,553
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,283
83.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
564
7.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
20
0.3%
5.1
Walked
329
4.4%
2.7
Other means
96
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
261
3.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.5
26.6
Beckley, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,227
16.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,078
41.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,344
31.5%
37.1
3 or more
800
10.7%
21.0
Beckley, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,449
87.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,233
56.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,216
43.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,095
12.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Beckley, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,544
1 room
98
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
194
2.3%
2.7
3 rooms
749
8.8%
9.1
4 rooms
1,213
14.2%
16.5
5 rooms
1,526
17.9%
19.8
6 rooms
1,794
21.0%
17.8
7 rooms
1,081
12.7%
12.0
8 rooms
929
10.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
960
11.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Beckley, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,544
1-unit, detached
6,294
73.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
170
2.0%
5.9
2-units
202
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
338
4.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
551
6.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
364
4.3%
4.4
20 or more units
510
6.0%
9.0
Mobile home
115
1.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Beckley, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,616
18.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,257
14.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,517
17.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,144
13.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,322
15.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
745
8.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
530
6.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
370
4.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
43
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Beckley, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,207
56.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
17
0.2%
4.7
Electricity
3,127
42.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
18
0.2%
0.1
Wood
61
0.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
19
0.3%
1.1
Beckley, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,191
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
19
0.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
39
1.8%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
69
3.1%
11.8%
Less than $500
100
4.6%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
276
12.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
728
33.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
960
43.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,316
60.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
222
10.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
148
6.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
107
4.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
398
18.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Beckley, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,030
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
8
0.3%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
10
0.3%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
264
8.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
862
28.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,886
62.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
186
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
665
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
384
13.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
404
13.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
470
16.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
378
12.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
153
5.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,148
39.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
279
0.0%
0.0%
Beckley, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,233
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
490
11.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,348
31.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
971
22.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
677
16.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
520
12.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
178
4.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
32
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
17
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
115,300
205,000
