COMPARING TWO PLACES
Matoaka vs Beckley
PLACE A
Matoaka, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Beckley, West Virginia
Matoaka is 100% smaller than Beckley. Beckley earns more, with a median household income $29,040 higher. Beckley has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -24%).
MATOAKABECKLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population3016,373−100% vs Beckley
Population density1141,724−1,610
Population growth-23.8%-1.9%−21.9 pts
Median age43.442.3+1.1
Male50.0%48.8%+1.2 pts
Female50.0%51.2%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.3%70.6%+12.7 pts
Black0.0%16.5%−16.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other16.7%6.7%+10.0 pts
Median household income$16,786$45,826−$29,040
Per capita income$6,677$31,431−$24,754
Poverty rate93.3%28.9%+64.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.0490.536−0.5
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%29.2%−29.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%12.0%−12.0 pts
Unemployment rate100.0%3.2%+96.8 pts
Labor force participation14.8%50.4%−35.5 pts
Median home value$74,400$158,000−$83,600
Median gross rent$565$869−$304
Owner-occupied50.0%55.4%−5.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate78.3%18.3%+60.0 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%51.1%+48.9 pts
Average commute24.816.5+8.3
Worked from home42.1%7.3%+34.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured16.7%3.0%+13.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024