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Beckley, WV
Demographic Data



Beckley Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Beckley Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

16,749

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.5%
5 - 17:
16.4%
18 - 24:
9.3%
25 - 34:
12.6%
35 - 54:
21.5%
55 - 64:
13.5%
Over 65 Years:
21.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.3%
5.3%
88.9%
88.9%
23.3%
23.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Beckley
USA
$29,877
$29,877
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Beckley
USA
$41,277
$41,277
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

22.4%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Accommodation
Retail
Education
Transportation
Other
Information Technology
Wholesale
Manufacturing
Construction
Public Service
Administration
Professional, scientific, and technical services
20.7%
20.7%
14.1%
14.1%
11.7%
11.7%
10.5%
10.5%
6.5%
6.5%
4.8%
4.8%
4.6%
4.6%
4.5%
4.5%
3.9%
3.9%
3.9%
3.9%
3.3%
3.3%
3.0%
3.0%
2.9%
2.9%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
73.1%
73.1%
17.1%
17.1%
5.8%
5.8%
2.1%
2.1%
1.9%
1.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Italian
Welsh
Scottish
European
Polish
Scots-Irish
French
African
Hungarian
Dutch
British
Lebanese
Australian
Eastern European
Pennsylvania German
Swedish
Nigerian
16.6%
16.6%
12.2%
12.2%
10.5%
10.5%
4.4%
4.4%
2.4%
2.4%
1.7%
1.7%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
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0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Tagalog
German/Yiddish
French
Vietnamese
Pacific Island languages
Native American languages
Arabic
Thai
Langs. of India
Persian
African languages
Hungarian
Navajo
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
94.2%
94.2%
2.7%
2.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Beckley Residents

2.4%

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Zip Codes in Beckley, WV