COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lashmeet vs Beckley
PLACE A
Lashmeet, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Beckley, West Virginia
Lashmeet is 96% smaller than Beckley. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Beckley has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -15%).
LASHMEETBECKLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population65516,373−96% vs Beckley
Population density8731,724−851
Population growth-14.6%-1.9%−12.8 pts
Median age52.742.3+10.4
Male40.0%48.8%−8.8 pts
Female60.0%51.2%+8.8 pts
Foreign-born2.4%3.0%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.6%70.6%+26.9 pts
Black0.0%16.5%−16.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%3.6%−1.1 pts
Asian0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Median household income$46,329$45,826+$503
Per capita income$34,121$31,431+$2,690
Poverty rate13.0%28.9%−16.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3050.536−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher6.2%29.2%−22.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%12.0%−12.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation62.1%50.4%+11.7 pts
Median home value$187,500$158,000+$29,500
Median gross rent$581$869−$288
Owner-occupied84.7%55.4%+29.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%18.3%−18.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%51.1%−51.1 pts
Average commute27.916.5+11.3
Worked from home3.8%7.3%−3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured2.9%3.0%−0.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024