COMPARING TWO PLACES
Scarbro vs Beckley
PLACE A
Scarbro, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Beckley, West Virginia
Scarbro is 99% smaller than Beckley. Beckley earns more, with a median household income $8,326 higher.
SCARBROBECKLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population17616,373−99% vs Beckley
Population density2621,724−1,462
Population growth-5.1%-1.9%−3.3 pts
Median age33.942.3−8.4
Male50.0%48.8%+1.2 pts
Female50.0%51.2%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.3%70.6%−1.3 pts
Black30.7%16.5%+14.2 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$37,500$45,826−$8,326
Per capita income$31,211$31,431−$220
Poverty rate30.7%28.9%+1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5070.536−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.3%29.2%−21.9 pts
Graduate degree7.3%12.0%−4.7 pts
Unemployment rate34.6%3.2%+31.4 pts
Labor force participation42.3%50.4%−8.1 pts
Median home value$127,200$158,000−$30,800
Median gross rent–$869–
Owner-occupied92.3%55.4%+36.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate42.2%18.3%+23.9 pts
Rent-burdened households75.0%51.1%+23.9 pts
Average commute83.616.5+67.1
Worked from home0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured10.2%3.0%+7.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024