CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Beverly

West Virginia · 702 residents · 0.44 sq mi

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Beverly is a city of 702 people in West Virginia. The poverty rate is 35.6%, above the 13.2% national rate. Renters pay $113 a month at the median. The median household earns $14,609, about 52% below the national median. Households here earn about 30% less than in West Virginia as a whole. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

702

+8%vs 2000

vs 651 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.3

−18%vs 2000

vs 35.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.44 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024629

Age distribution, 1990

Under 512.1%(85)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(63)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(45)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(42)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248%(56)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(115)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.7%(82)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(68)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(57)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(54)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(29)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,609

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,875 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,596

−45%vs 2000

vs $15,620 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

35.6%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,800

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$113

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $188 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.4%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.7% in 2000

46.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(637)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(7)

Asian0.5%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(699)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(18)

Asian origin

Indonesian0.2%(1)

Ancestry

German18.4%(116)

Irish9.9%(62)

English7%(44)

Italian4.6%(29)

American2.5%(16)

Dutch1.1%(7)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(7)

Ukrainian0.5%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.5%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.0%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.1 min

−22%vs 2000

vs 16.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married21.7%(47)

Married70%(152)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced8.3%(18)

Women 15+

Never married13.6%(39)

Married52.8%(151)

Widowed5.9%(17)

Divorced27.6%(79)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.5%

−16.2 ptssince 2013

from 17.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.0%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 38.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.2%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.7%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 43.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.7%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 50.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.8%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 64.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)47.1%(16)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era100%(34)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 34 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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