Beckley, West Virginia Neighborhood Info

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Beckley, West Virginia QuickFacts

	Beckley, West Virginia	United States
Total population	17,254	281,421,906
State	West Virginia
City	beckley

Beckley, West Virginia Population

	Beckley, West Virginia	%, Beckley, West Virginia	United States
Male	7,775	45.06%	49.06%
Female	9,479	54.94%	50.94%
Median age (years)	41.6		35.3

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	Beckley, West Virginia	%, Beckley, West Virginia	United States
18 years and over	13,487	78.17%	74.31%
21 years and over	12,841	74.42%	69.97%
62 years and over	3,947	22.88%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,480	20.17%	12.43%

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	Beckley, West Virginia	%, Beckley, West Virginia	United States
White	12,705	73.64%	75.14%
Black or African American	3,949	22.89%	12.32%
Asian	326	1.89%	3.64%
Some other race	64	0.37%	5.46%
Two or more races	210	1.22%	2.43%

Beckley, West Virginia Housing

	Beckley, West Virginia	%, Beckley, West Virginia	United States
Total households	7,651		105,480,101
Family households (families)	4,591	60.01%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	3,060	39.99%	31.94%

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	Beckley, West Virginia	%, Beckley, West Virginia	United States
Total housing units	8,736		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,080	12.36%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	7,651	87.58%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	4,842	55.43%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	2,809	32.15%	30.77%

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	Beckley, West Virginia	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,106	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	2,212	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	691	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	288	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	194	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	63	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	18	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	72,200	119,600

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	Beckley, West Virginia	%, Beckley, West Virginia	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,564	20.44%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	1,876	24.52%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,073	14.02%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,004	13.12%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	790	10.33%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,338	17.49%	9.65%

Beckley, West Virginia Education

	Beckley, West Virginia	%, Beckley, West Virginia	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,950		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	195	4.94%	6.47%
Kindergarten	265	6.71%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,687	42.71%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	957	24.23%	21.38%
College or graduate school	846	21.42%	22.81%

Beckley, West Virginia Economy

	Beckley, West Virginia	%, Beckley, West Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	14,133		217,168,077
In labor force	7,222	51.1%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	7,148	50.58%	63.39%
- - Employed	6,581	46.56%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	567	4.01%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	74	0.52%	0.53%
Not in labor force	6,911	48.9%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	7,996	56.58%	51.66%
In labor force	3,606	25.51%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	3,606	25.51%	29.65%
- - Employed	3,326	23.53%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,185	8.38%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	614		12,787,501

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	Beckley, West Virginia	%, Beckley, West Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	7,735		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,452	18.77%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	712	9.2%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,324	17.12%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,099	14.21%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,106	14.3%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,002	12.95%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	471	6.09%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	356	4.6%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	107	1.38%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	106	1.37%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	28,122		41,994

	Beckley, West Virginia	%, Beckley, West Virginia	United States
With earnings	5,060	35.8%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	44,103		56,604
With Social Security income	2,943	20.82%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,263		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	451	3.19%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,162		6,320
With public assistance income	385	2.72%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,375		3,032
With retirement income	1,860	13.16%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,296		17,376

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