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Beckley, West Virginia Economy Profile

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 Beckley, West Virginia United States
StateWest Virginia
CityBeckley
Total population17,254 281,421,906
Male7,775138,053,563
Female9,479143,368,343
Median age (years)41.635.3
Total households7,651105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)28,12241,994

Beckley, West Virginia Economy

According to the statistics on employment by occupation in Beckley, West Virginia, 28.63% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Nine point five percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Beckley, West Virginia. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Beckley, West Virginia is as follows: seven point five two percent.

In Beckley, West Virginia government workers account for 20.64% of workers. Seventy-two point four seven percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in Beckley, West Virginia is equal to $28,122 while median family income is thirty-eight thousand, one hundred and ten dollars. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Beckley, West Virginia are $35,780. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches twenty-three thousand, two hundred and thirty-nine dollars.

zero of families in Beckley, West Virginia are below poverty line (total population in Beckley, West Virginia is 17,254). There are four hundred and sixty-one families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a Beckley, West Virginia resident is forty-one point six years old.

 Beckley, West Virginia %, Beckley, West Virginia United States
Population 16 years and over14,133  217,168,077
In labor force7,222 51.1%63.92%
- Civilian labor force7,148 50.58%63.39%
- - Employed6,581 46.56%59.73%
- - Unemployed567 4.01%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force7.9  5.8
- Armed Forces74 0.52%0.53%
Not in labor force6,911 48.9%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over7,996 56.58%51.66%
In labor force3,606 25.51%29.72%
- Civilian labor force3,606 25.51%29.65%
- - Employed3,326 23.53%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years1,185 8.38%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force614  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over6,481  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone5,253 81.05%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled824 12.71%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)21 0.32%4.73%
Walked146 2.25%2.93%
Other means35 0.54%1.19%
Worked at home202 3.12%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)18.2 0.28%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over6,581  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations2,358 35.83%33.65%
Service occupations1,247 18.95%14.86%
Sales and office occupations1,983 30.13%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations6 0.09%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations513 7.8%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations474 7.2%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining157 2.39%1.87%
Construction371 5.64%6.78%
Manufacturing317 4.82%14.1%
Wholesale trade194 2.95%3.6%
Retail trade917 13.93%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities278 4.22%5.2%
Information237 3.6%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing306 4.65%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services495 7.52%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,884 28.63%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services625 9.5%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)392 5.96%4.87%
Public administration408 6.2%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers4,769 72.47%78.47%
Government workers1,358 20.64%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business419 6.37%6.63%
Unpaid family workers35 0.53%0.31%
 Beckley, West Virginia %, Beckley, West Virginia United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households7,735  105,539,122
Less than $10,0001,452 18.77%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999712 9.2%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,324 17.12%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,099 14.21%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,106 14.3%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,002 12.95%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999471 6.09%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999356 4.6%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999107 1.38%2.2%
$200,000 or more106 1.37%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)28,122  41,994
With earnings5,060 35.8%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)44,103  56,604
With Social Security income2,943 20.82%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,263  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income451 3.19%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,162  6,320
With public assistance income385 2.72%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,375  3,032
With retirement income1,860 13.16%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)14,296  17,376
 
Families4,688  72,261,780
Less than $10,000600 12.8%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999243 5.18%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999628 13.4%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999676 14.42%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999786 16.77%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999802 17.11%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999437 9.32%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999332 7.08%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99992 1.96%2.75%
$200,000 or more92 1.96%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)38,110  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)18,912  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers35,780  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers23,239  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families769  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years613 79.71%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years304 39.53%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present461  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years408 88.5%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years181 39.26%42.27%
 
Individuals3,546  33,899,812
18 years and over2,252 63.51%65.35%
- 65 years and over325 9.17%9.7%
Related children under 18 years1,267 35.73%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years835 23.55%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,156 32.6%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.