COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rainelle vs Beckley
PLACE A
Rainelle, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Beckley, West Virginia
Rainelle is 93% smaller than Beckley. Beckley earns more, with a median household income $10,201 higher. Beckley has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -21%).
RAINELLEBECKLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,18016,373−93% vs Beckley
Population density1,0601,724−664
Population growth-20.9%-1.9%−19.1 pts
Median age48.842.3+6.5
Male45.9%48.8%−2.9 pts
Female54.1%51.2%+2.9 pts
Foreign-born0.2%3.0%−2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.5%70.6%+17.8 pts
Black0.0%16.5%−16.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%3.6%−2.4 pts
Asian0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other10.4%6.7%+3.7 pts
Median household income$35,625$45,826−$10,201
Per capita income$21,745$31,431−$9,686
Poverty rate29.8%28.9%+0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4720.536−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%29.2%−16.5 pts
Graduate degree0.7%12.0%−11.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%3.2%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation44.8%50.4%−5.6 pts
Median home value$80,800$158,000−$77,200
Median gross rent$663$869−$206
Owner-occupied66.9%55.4%+11.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%18.3%−5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households47.5%51.1%−3.6 pts
Average commute31.816.5+15.3
Worked from home3.6%7.3%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured4.2%3.0%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025