COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bradshaw vs Beckley
PLACE A
Bradshaw, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Beckley, West Virginia
Bradshaw is 99% smaller than Beckley. Beckley earns more, with a median household income $23,710 higher. Beckley has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -39%).
BRADSHAWBECKLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population17616,373−99% vs Beckley
Population density2271,724−1,496
Population growth-38.6%-1.9%−36.7 pts
Median age50.842.3+8.5
Male50.8%48.8%+2.0 pts
Female49.2%51.2%−2.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.6%70.6%+15.0 pts
Black2.4%16.5%−14.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other11.9%6.7%+5.2 pts
Median household income$22,116$45,826−$23,710
Per capita income$27,458$31,431−$3,973
Poverty rate14.7%28.9%−14.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4060.536−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%29.2%−12.6 pts
Graduate degree14.1%12.0%+2.1 pts
Unemployment rate12.6%3.2%+9.4 pts
Labor force participation38.3%50.4%−12.1 pts
Median home value$54,600$158,000−$103,400
Median gross rent$587$869−$282
Owner-occupied58.9%55.4%+3.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%18.3%−4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households42.4%51.1%−8.8 pts
Average commute48.816.5+32.3
Worked from home34.0%7.3%+26.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured8.9%3.0%+5.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025