Population & Demographics
Beckley, WV
Beckley is home to 16,818 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 6,606 resident workers commute each day.
16,818 residents
Median age 42.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).
Beckley population & demographics
Who lives in Beckley — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.
Race & ethnicity in Beckley
How Beckley breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).
Race across Beckley
Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Beckley.
These figures are for Beckley proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.
How Beckley commutes
Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.
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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
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6,606 commutes, one dot at a time
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Where 6,606 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in Beckley, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into Beckley.
Top industries
The sectors that employ Beckley’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.
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