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Beckley, WV Metro Area

112,369 Population
1,267 square miles 88.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.4 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$29,265 ±$2,922 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$52,633 ±$3,825 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

19.8% ±3.3% (21,439  ±3,580) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

26.2 minutes ±1 (997,895  ±51,456) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

44,109 ±1,689 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 ±0.1 (108,379  ±33) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

0.7% ±0.7% (144  ±155) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

53,704 ±99 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$131,500 ±$19,172 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

9.7% ±2.2% (10,810  ±2,485.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

85.1% ±5.4% (67,987  ±4,405.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
21% ±2.9% (16,784  ±2,307.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

0.9% (1,031  ±478) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

7.5% ±1.7% (6,661  ±1,484) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
6,661 Total veterans ±1,484 6,185 Male ±1,329 476 Female ±394

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