COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pageton vs Beckley
PLACE A
Pageton, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Beckley, West Virginia
Pageton is 100% smaller than Beckley. Beckley earns more, with a median household income $28,862 higher. Beckley has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -7%).
PAGETONBECKLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population016,373−100% vs Beckley
Population density01,724−1,724
Population growth-7.0%-1.9%−5.1 pts
Median age24.242.3−18.1
Male60.7%48.8%+12.0 pts
Female39.3%51.2%−12.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%70.6%+29.4 pts
Black0.0%16.5%−16.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Median household income$16,964$45,826−$28,862
Per capita income$3,020$31,431−$28,411
Poverty rate100.0%28.9%+71.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.0590.536−0.5
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%29.2%−29.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%12.0%−12.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation35.4%50.4%−14.9 pts
Median home value$33,200$158,000−$124,800
Median gross rent–$869–
Owner-occupied100.0%55.4%+44.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate100.0%18.3%+81.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%51.1%−51.1 pts
Average commute–16.5–
Worked from home0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured4.3%3.0%+1.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024