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Language Spoken At Home in Beckley
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 74,019 | 100% |
English only | 70,881 | 95.8% |
Language other than English | 3,138 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,782 | 2.4% |
Spanish | 1,502 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 965 | 1.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,060 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 489 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 414 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 221 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 162 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 107 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Beckley
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 78,852 | 100% |
American | 30,712 | 38.9% |
Arab | 141 | 0.2% |
Czech | 133 | 0.2% |
Danish | 29 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 1,064 | 1.3% |
English | 7,301 | 9.3% |
French (except Basque) | 1,120 | 1.4% |
French Canadian | 128 | 0.2% |
German | 7,676 | 9.7% |
Greek | 116 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 396 | 0.5% |
Irish | 7,701 | 9.8% |
Italian | 2,046 | 2.6% |
Lithuanian | 41 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 9 | 0.0% |
Polish | 1,183 | 1.5% |
Portuguese | 16 | 0.0% |
Russian | 232 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 930 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 892 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 49 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 274 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 107 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 117 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 34 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 255 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 40 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Beckley
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 31,500 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 20,767 | 65.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,221 | 26.1% |
Married-couple family | 15,927 | 50.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,636 | 17.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,382 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 739 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,458 | 11.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,846 | 5.9% |
Nonfamily households | 10,733 | 34.1% |
Householder living alone | 9,318 | 29.6% |
65 years and over | 4,216 | 13.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 9,261 | 29.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 9,351 | 29.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Beckley
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 75,125 | 100% |
Householder | 31,500 | 41.9% |
Spouse | 15,967 | 21.3% |
Child | 20,421 | 27.2% |
Other relatives | 4,184 | 5.6% |
Nonrelatives | 3,053 | 4.1% |
Unmarried partner | 1,372 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Beckley
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 32,412 | 100% |
Never married | 9,375 | 28.9% |
Now married, except separated | 17,271 | 53.3% |
Separated | 616 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 1,289 | 4.0% |
Divorced | 3,861 | 11.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 32,693 | 100% |
Never married | 6,615 | 20.2% |
Now married, except separated | 16,565 | 50.7% |
Separated | 800 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 4,427 | 13.5% |
Divorced | 4,286 | 13.1% |
Fertility in Beckley
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 994 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 361 | 36.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 110 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Grandparents in Beckley
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,673 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 806 | 48.2% |
Less than 1 year | 184 | 11.0% |
1 or 2 years | 291 | 17.4% |
3 or 4 years | 24 | 1.4% |
5 or more years | 307 | 18.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 806 | 100% |
Who are female | 392 | 48.6% |
Who are married | 620 | 76.9% |
School Enrollment in Beckley
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 16,391 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,036 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten | 737 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,917 | 42.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,707 | 22.6% |
College or graduate school | 3,994 | 24.4% |
Educational Attainment in Beckley
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 55,881 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,973 | 7.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,166 | 12.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 22,357 | 40.0% |
Some college, no degree | 10,273 | 18.4% |
Associate's degree | 3,103 | 5.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,657 | 10.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,352 | 6.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.1% |
Veteran Status in Beckley
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 62,305 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 7,917 | 12.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Beckley
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 75,843 | 100% |
With a disability | 16,080 | 21.2% |
Under 18 years | 16,476 | 100% |
With a disability | 888 | 5.4% |
18 to 64 years | 46,917 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,748 | 18.6% |
65 years and over | 12,450 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,444 | 51.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Beckley
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 77,917 | 100% |
Same house | 67,141 | 86.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 10,465 | 13.4% |
Same county | 5,810 | 7.5% |
Different county | 4,655 | 6.0% |
Same state | 2,694 | 3.5% |
Different state | 1,961 | 2.5% |
Abroad | 311 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Beckley
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 78,852 | 100% |
Native | 77,604 | 98.4% |
Born in United States | 77,287 | 98.0% |
State of residence | 61,397 | 77.9% |
Different state | 15,890 | 20.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 317 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 1,248 | 1.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Beckley
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,248 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 388 | 31.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 860 | 68.9% |
Year of Entry in Beckley
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,565 | 100% |
Native | 317 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 317 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,248 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 109 | 8.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,139 | 91.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Beckley
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,248 | 100% |
Europe | 144 | 11.5% |
Asia | 754 | 60.4% |
Africa | 94 | 7.5% |
Oceania | 8 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 228 | 18.3% |
Northern America | 20 | 1.6% |