COMPARING TWO PLACES
Switzer vs Beckley
PLACE A
Switzer, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Beckley, West Virginia
Switzer is 99% smaller than Beckley. Beckley earns more, with a median household income $4,926 higher.
SWITZERBECKLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population14016,373−99% vs Beckley
Population density601,724−1,664
Population growth-0.3%-1.9%+1.5 pts
Median age53.642.3+11.3
Male52.9%48.8%+4.1 pts
Female47.1%51.2%−4.1 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$40,900$45,826−$4,926
Per capita income$27,297$31,431−$4,134
Poverty rate31.4%28.9%+2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3090.536−0.2
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 participation43.6%50.4%−6.8 pts
Median home value$48,300$158,000−$109,700
Median gross rent$724$869−$145
Owner-occupied58.1%55.4%+2.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.8%18.3%+0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%51.1%−51.1 pts
Average commute16.416.5−0.1
Worked from home0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured35.0%3.0%+32.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024