Population 78,833
State West Virginia
Current Time
Area 605.35 mi²
Zip Codes 25801, 25802
Per capita income $21,601

Cities in Raleigh County

Beckley

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 88.9 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 17.5 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,260,806
Total number of firms, 2007 5,522
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.7 %
Population, 2013 estimate 78,833
Households, 2008-2012 31,500
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 0.0 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 3,396
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $21,601
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 4.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 4.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 31,032
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 24.0 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 8.2 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 605.35 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 78,862
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $89,400
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 1,860
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 1.4 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $39,325
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 21.1 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$144,263
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.0 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 7,917
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 80.1 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.1 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 1.6 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.38
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 17.5 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.9 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 16.1 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 86.2 %
Population, 2010 78,859
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 9.3 %
Population per square mile, 2010 130.3
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 87.7 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 74.5 %
Housing units, 2013 35,813
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,039
Building permits, 2012 90
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %