COMPARING TWO PLACES
Raysal vs Beckley
PLACE A
Raysal, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Beckley, West Virginia
Raysal is 99% smaller than Beckley. Beckley earns more, with a median household income $14,672 higher. Beckley has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -22%).
RAYSALBECKLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population16216,373−99% vs Beckley
Population density1321,724−1,592
Population growth-21.7%-1.9%−19.9 pts
Median age20.642.3−21.7
Male29.0%48.8%−19.8 pts
Female71.0%51.2%+19.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.5%70.6%+26.9 pts
Black0.0%16.5%−16.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other2.5%6.7%−4.2 pts
Median household income$31,154$45,826−$14,672
Per capita income$23,381$31,431−$8,050
Poverty rate35.2%28.9%+6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2810.536−0.3
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 participation59.7%50.4%+9.3 pts
Median home value$94,400$158,000−$63,600
Median gross rent–$869–
Owner-occupied90.9%55.4%+35.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate70.5%18.3%+52.2 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
Uninsured37.7%3.0%+34.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024