COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mount Hope vs Beckley
PLACE A
Mount Hope, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Beckley, West Virginia
Mount Hope is 92% smaller than Beckley. Beckley earns more, with a median household income $11,451 higher. Beckley has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -20%).
MOUNT HOPEBECKLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,23416,373−92% vs Beckley
Population density6621,724−1,061
Population growth-20.4%-1.9%−18.6 pts
Median age39.842.3−2.5
Male45.1%48.8%−3.6 pts
Female54.9%51.2%+3.6 pts
Foreign-born0.2%3.0%−2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.4%70.6%+7.7 pts
Black19.3%16.5%+2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other2.3%6.7%−4.4 pts
Median household income$34,375$45,826−$11,451
Per capita income$21,475$31,431−$9,956
Poverty rate32.3%28.9%+3.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4510.536−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%29.2%−17.0 pts
Graduate degree4.4%12.0%−7.6 pts
Unemployment rate14.6%3.2%+11.3 pts
Labor force participation43.0%50.4%−7.4 pts
Median home value$101,000$158,000−$57,000
Median gross rent$549$869−$320
Owner-occupied51.5%55.4%−3.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.9%18.3%−7.4 pts
Rent-burdened households40.6%51.1%−10.6 pts
Average commute20.416.5+3.9
Worked from home5.5%7.3%−1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured8.7%3.0%+5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025