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Raleigh County, WV


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Beckley, WV
Designated Market Area: Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV-VA
USDA County Type (2015): Mining, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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2022 population: 72,882   ( 5,977 from 2010 , 1,699 from 2020)
Land area: 605.4 square miles
Population density: 120.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:63,754 87.48% 7.9%
Black:5,5987.68% 12.4%
Indian:1700.23% 5.6%
Asian:5700.78% 22.8%
2+ races:1,5442.12% 23.7%
Hispanic:1,2461.71% 25.1%
Total non-White:9,12812.52% 5.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,564 10.5
Deaths:2,97519.9
Net Migration: -353-2.4
Net Immigration: 440.3
Change in White population:-5,492 -7.0
Change in Non-White pop.:-485 -0.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
78,859
69,24687.81%
6,3908.10%
1800.23%
7380.94%
1,2481.58%
9961.26%
9,61312.19%

2000
79,220
70,42188.89%
6,7198.48%
1410.18%
5740.72%
6080.77%
7270.92%
8,79911.11%

1990
76,819
70,25291.45%
5,7697.51%
830.11%
4070.53%
n/a
3080.40%
6,5678.55%

1980
86,821
78,99690.99%
6,8147.85%
1150.13%
2630.30%
n/a
5880.68%
7,8259.01%

1970
70,080
61,42487.65%
8,03311.46%
430.06%
1320.19%
n/a
3920.56%
8,656 12.35%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
8,247 10.4
8,51310.7
4740.6
2370.3
-1,175 -1.5
814 1.0
1990's
NumberRate
8,800 11.5
9,18012.0
1,7842.3
2690.4
169 0.2
2,232 2.9
1980's
NumberRate
10,265 11.8
8,706 10.0
-11,106 -12.8
n/a
-8,744 -10.1
-1,258 -1.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
11,079 15.8
n/a
17,572 25.1
-831 -1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Raleigh County, WV
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
42.6
15,578 21.4%
57,304 78.6%
15,906 21.8%
29,395
2.42
18,730 63.7%
13,703 73.2%
2,115 11.3%
10,665 36.3%

2010
NumberPercent
41.1
16,380 20.8%
62,479 79.2%
12,661 16.1%
31,831
2.36
21,322 67.0%
15,991 75.0%
1,954 9.2%
10,509 33.0%

2000
NumberPercent
39.1
17,068 21.5%
62,152 78.5%
12,295 15.5%
31,892
2.37
22,252 69.8%
17,736 79.7%
1,895 8.5%
9,640 30.2%

1990
NumberPercent
36.2
20,211 26.3%
56,608 73.7%
11,769 15.3%
29,304
2.59
21,847 74.6%
17,915 82.0%
1,719 7.9%
7,457 25.4%

1980
NumberPercent
30.4
26,115 30.1%
60,706 69.9%
10,402 12.0%
30,383
2.82
24,204 79.7%
20,757 85.8%
1,305 5.4%
6,179 20.3%

2022 Housing Data for Raleigh County, WV

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units34,708 
Median Value$132,300 
Occupied29,39584.7%
Vacant5,31315.3%
Owned22,06575.1%
Rented7,33024.9%
Median Rent$819 
Single-Family Units26,31175.8%
    Detached25,73574.1%
    Attached5761.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,7134.9%
Mobile Homes5,43015.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Raleigh County, WV

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0003,10910.6%
$10,000 to $14,9991,8116.2%
$15,000 to $19,9991,7776.0%
$20,000 to $24,9991,8736.4%
$25,000 to $29,9991,6345.6%
$30,000 to $34,9991,4795.0%
$35,000 to $39,9991,2764.3%
$40,000 to $44,9991,0693.6%
$45,000 to $49,9999573.3%
$50,000 to $59,9992,3017.8%
$60,000 to $74,9992,2217.6%
$75,000 to $99,9993,38311.5%
$100,000 to $124,9992,7339.3%
$125,000 to $149,9991,6075.5%
$150,000 to $199,9991,2104.1%
$200,000 or more9553.2%
Median Household Income47,975 
Per Capita Income27,724 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state100 
Compared to U.S.86 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,0727.0%
Public Assistance5601.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps5,74819.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed24,24355.5%
Unemployed1,9524.5%
In Armed Forces1570.4%
Total Labor Force26,35260.3%
Not in Labor Force17,31839.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 44.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector9,5318,14953.9%
Non-Profit52292936.0%
Self-Employed1,05092853.1%
Local Government1,1001,10749.8%
State Government7641,02042.8%
Federal Government73386246.0%
Total Private + Self10,5819,07753.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.3,1193,91844.3%
Total13,70012,99551.3%
Pct. Govt.20.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts3,28312.3%
Sales and Office Occupations6,21623.2%
Professional, Technical6,44524.1%
Service Occupations5,06018.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing140.1%
All others5,78121.6%
White Collar 59.5%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance5,49120.5%
Retail trade3,87214.5%
Accommodation and food services2,5339.5%
Educational services2,4879.3%
Public administration1,8006.7%
Construction1,3254.9%
Professional, scientific, technical1,2814.8%
Other services1,1424.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1,0674.0%
Transportation and warehousing9763.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.8793.3%
Manufacturing7973.0%
Information6002.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5952.2%
Wholesale trade5902.2%
Finance and insurance5712.1%
Utilities5272.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing1980.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting540.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Raleigh County, WV

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2840.38%
Puerto Rican3740.50%
Cuban2400.32%
Dominican60.01%
Total Central American70.01%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan40.01%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran30.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American590.08%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian90.01%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan500.07%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2410.32%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1820.24%
Indian1510.20%
Vietnamese990.13%
Thai480.06%
Chinese360.05%
Korean160.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English68,47297.1%
Spanish1,1891.7%
German, other Germanic2270.3%
Other Indo-European2180.3%
Tagalog1040.1%
Arabic910.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun680.1%
Chinese540.1%
Vietnamese350.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English21,58329.0%
Irish8,65711.7%
German6,8509.2%
American5,5967.5%
Italian2,4903.4%
Scottish9701.3%
Scotch-Irish9121.2%
French8821.2%
Polish8401.1%
Welsh6330.9%
European4340.6%
African2760.4%
Hungarian2640.4%
Eastern European2600.3%
Dutch2490.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen73,97999.6%
Not a citizen3240.4%
Native73,45598.9%
Foreign-born8481.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Raleigh County, WV

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,141 4.1%5,633 10.7%19,837 37.6%14,334 27.2%6,485 12.3%4,365 8.3%
  Average years of education: 12.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,141 4.1%
9-12 Years 5,633 10.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 19,837 37.6%
Some College 14,334 27.2%
Bach. Degree 6,485 12.3%
Grad Degree 4,365 8.3%
Average years of education: 12.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Raleigh County, WV

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 29,461 26,810 2,651 9.0% 8.6%
1991 30,404 27,045 3,359 11.0% 10.6%
1992 30,790 26,961 3,829 12.4% 11.2%
1993 31,301 27,391 3,910 12.5% 10.3%
1994 31,425 28,335 3,090 9.8% 8.8%
1995 32,579 29,849 2,730 8.4% 8.0%
1996 33,960 31,104 2,856 8.4% 7.7%
1997 33,859 31,242 2,617 7.7% 7.0%
1998 34,453 31,887 2,566 7.4% 6.7%
1999 34,578 32,089 2,489 7.2% 6.5%
2000 32,321 30,302 2,019 6.2% 5.6%
2001 32,553 30,824 1,729 5.3% 5.4%
2002 32,326 30,270 2,056 6.4% 6.5%
2003 31,395 29,187 2,208 7.0% 6.6%
2004 31,635 29,820 1,815 5.7% 5.8%
2005 32,301 30,669 1,632 5.1% 5.5%
2006 32,728 31,172 1,556 4.8% 5.2%
2007 32,469 30,953 1,516 4.7% 4.8%
2008 32,525 31,125 1,400 4.3% 4.7%
2009 32,728 30,195 2,533 7.7% 8.3%
2010 32,428 29,784 2,644 8.2% 8.7%
2011 33,011 30,701 2,310 7.0% 7.8%
2012 32,851 30,546 2,305 7.0% 7.2%
2013 31,828 29,535 2,293 7.2% 6.7%
2014 31,505 29,284 2,221 7.0% 6.5%
2015 30,696 28,484 2,212 7.2% 6.6%
2016 30,031 27,931 2,100 7.0% 6.1%
2017 29,543 27,952 1,591 5.4% 5.2%
2018 29,993 28,439 1,554 5.2% 5.2%
2019 30,572 29,138 1,434 4.7% 4.9%
2020 30,524 27,800 2,724 8.9% 8.3%
2021 29,480 27,907 1,573 5.3% 5.1%
2022 29,605 28,513 1,092 3.7% 3.9%
2023 30,112 29,007 1,105 3.7% 3.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com