COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brush Fork vs Beckley
PLACE A
Brush Fork, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Beckley, West Virginia
Brush Fork is 93% smaller than Beckley. Brush Fork earns more, with a median household income $24,272 higher. Beckley has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -11%).
BRUSH FORKBECKLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,09616,373−93% vs Beckley
Population density5771,724−1,147
Population growth-11.0%-1.9%−9.2 pts
Median age47.742.3+5.4
Male45.7%48.8%−3.1 pts
Female54.3%51.2%+3.1 pts
Foreign-born1.5%3.0%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.3%70.6%+23.7 pts
Black0.0%16.5%−16.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other5.7%6.7%−1.0 pts
Median household income$70,098$45,826+$24,272
Per capita income$31,677$31,431+$246
Poverty rate9.2%28.9%−19.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3670.536−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%29.2%−10.6 pts
Graduate degree7.8%12.0%−4.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation45.5%50.4%−4.9 pts
Median home value$90,000$158,000−$68,000
Median gross rent$781$869−$88
Owner-occupied89.9%55.4%+34.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.0%18.3%−4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%51.1%+48.9 pts
Average commute19.316.5+2.8
Worked from home14.1%7.3%+6.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured2.2%3.0%−0.8 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024