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Beckley, West Virginia, in Raleigh county, is 46 miles SE of Charleston, West Virginia (center to center) and 177 miles N of Charlotte, North Carolina. About 17,254 people people live in Beckley.
In Beckley, about 46% of adults are married. Single people feel welcome in Beckley, and many people make their homes without family or roommates living with them. Singles, rather than married couples, seem the order of the day in the city.
Kinder? Gentler? Well at least we can say that women form a particularly large portion of the population in Beckley. Its large mature (over 65) population grounds the city nicely.
In 2000, Beckley had a median family income of $38,110. It turns out that people in Beckley tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads.
In 2004, George W. Bush garnered more political contributions ($14,835) in Beckley than did the other Presidential candidates. The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the city.
Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Beckley, about 64% are lived in by their owners, not renters.
In Beckley, 94% of commuters drive to work.
Comparing Beckley to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in West Virginia (State):
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