Beckley Population and Demographics

Beckley West Virginia Population and Demographics Resources

Beckley City, West Virginia Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Beckley Population: 17254 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 7775 45.06% Female 9479 54.94%       Under 5 years 947 5.49% 5 to 9 years 989 5.73% 10 to 14 years 1109 6.43% 15 to 19 years 1161 6.73% 20 to 24 years 987 5.72% 25 to 34 years 1886 10.93% 35 to 44 years 2482 14.39% 45 to 54 years 2626 15.22% 55 to 59 years 825 4.78% 60 to 64 years 762 4.42% 65 to 74 years 1711 9.92% 75 to 84 years 1308 7.58% 85 years and over 461 2.67%       Median age (years) 41.6       18 years and over 13487 78.17% Male 5873 34.04% Female 7614 44.13% 21 years and over 12841 74.42% 62 years and over 3947 22.88% 65 years and over 3480 20.17% Male 1187 6.88% Female 2293 13.29%       Race     One race 17044 98.78% White 12705 73.64% Black or African American 3949 22.89% American Indian and Alaska Native 25 0.14% Asian 326 1.89% Asian indian 127 0.74% Chinese 34 0.2% Filipino 74 0.43% Japanese 9 0.05% Korean 16 0.09% Vietnamese 17 0.1% Other Asian 49 0.28% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.02% Native Hawaiian 0 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 1 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 2 0.01% Some other race 36 0.21% Two or more races 210 1.22%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 17254 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 128 0.74% Mexican 37 0.21% Puerto Rican 28 0.16% Cuban 5 0.03% Other Hispanic or Latino 58 0.34% Not Hispanic or Latino 17126 99.26% White alone 12635 73.23%       Relationship     Total Population 17254 100.00% In households 16691 96.74% Householder 7651 44.34% Spouse 3128 18.13% Child 4468 25.9% Own child under 18 years 3312 19.2% Other relatives 813 4.71% Under 18 years 354 2.05% Nonrelatives 631 3.66% Unmarried partner 296 1.72% In group quarters 563 3.26% Institutionalized population 304 1.76% Non-Institutionalized population 259 1.5%       Households by Type     Total Households 7651 100.0 % Family households (families) 4591 60.01% With own children under 18 years 1917 25.06% Married-couple family 3128 40.88% With own children under 18 years 1117 14.6% Female householder, no husband present 1239 16.19% With own children under 18 years 697 9.11% Non Family households 3060 39.99% Householder living alone 2722 35.58% Householder 65 years and over 1265 16.53%       Households with individuals under 18 years 2152 28.13% Households with individuals 65 years and over 2542 33.22%       Average Household size 2.18 Average family size 2.83       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 8731 100.00% Occupied housing units 7651 87.63% Vacant housing units 1080 12.37% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 52 0.6% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.3       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 7651 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 4842 63.29% Renter-occupied housing units. 2809 36.71%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.21 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.12

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