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Beckley, WV Metro Area

110,979 Population
1,266.9 square miles 87.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.9 ±0.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,155 ±$2,412 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$51,327 ±$3,645 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

20.6% ±3.9% (21,776  ±4,101) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.9 minutes ±1 (989,010  ±54,160) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

45,634 ±1,759 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (105,857  ±37) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.9% ±2.6% (1,520  ±581) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

53,692 ±30 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$135,100 ±$20,861 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.2% ±2.4% (11,176  ±2,638.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.7% ±5.2% (70,957  ±4,199.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
20.2% ±2.7% (16,140  ±2,189.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.1% (1,196  ±316) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.7% ±1.9% (6,775  ±1,674) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,775 Total veterans ±1,674 6,517 Male ±1,652 258 Female ±227

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