Beckley.
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West Virginia·Raleigh County
5 tracts·19K people·$158K median·1,954/mi²
White 71 · Black 16 · Multiracial 6 · Hispanic 4 · Asian 3 · Other 0
Living alone 38 · Married couple 35 · Other 27
Health 44 · Professional 17 · Retail 14 · Public admin 10 · Leisure 10 · Manufacturing 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Service 24 · Sales · office 23 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 9 · Work from home 9 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Beckley is $158,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Beckley has 16,818 residents across 5 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 42.3; the population is 70.6% White, 16.4% Black, 6.4% Multiracial, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 29.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 28.9% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Crescent Elementary (76%), Maxwell Hill Elementary (75%) and Beckley Elementary (51%) lead the elementary schools; Park Middle School (60%) and Beckley-Stratton Middle School (49%) lead the middle schools; Woodrow Wilson High School is the high school with reported scores (51%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $869/month, 45% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Beckley is $45,826 a year, 47% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Beckley, median rent is $869/month and the median home value is $158,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Beckley reported 6.2 violent crimes and 70.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 79°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 101 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 44 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Beckley are winter weather (89), lightning (85) and strong wind (81), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Beckley, 1.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).