Beech Bottom, WV

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Beech Bottom, West Virginia

Beech Bottom, West Virginia, in Brooke county, is 37 miles SW of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The village is considered part of the Steubenville - Weirton metropolitan area. Beech Bottom has a population of 606.

The People and Families of Beech Bottom

In Beech Bottom, about 44% of adults are married.

There is an unusually large share of women in Beech Bottom. The village benefits from the stability of its large group of senior citizens.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Beech Bottom had a median family income of $38,281. Beech Bottom has a large middle class. The village finds a smaller share of its people living in poverty than most places in the state.

Beech Bottom Housing

About 78% of housing units in Beech Bottom are owner-occupied. Much of the housing in the village has been around for years. Homeowners in Beech Bottom benefit from lower real estate taxes than most other villages in West Virginia.

Commuting

In Beech Bottom, 93% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Beech Bottom strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in West Virginia):

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers)	Top 8%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State)	Top 15%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State)	Top 17%

Comparative Profile of Beech Bottom, WV

Comparing Beech Bottom to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in West Virginia (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Male Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Property Taxes
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built

Category	Value
Nearest Large City	37 miles SW of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
County	Brooke
Metro Area	Steubenville - Weirton
P.O. Box Zip Codes	26030
Phone Area Codes	304
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.226
Longitude	-80.651

Station	WELLSBURG WTR TRMT PL
Distance	4.4 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 37 F
Apr Temp	38 to 63 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	42 to 65 F
Annual Precip	39.4 inches

Station	PIKE ISLAND LOCK AND DAM
Distance	5.9 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 37 F
Apr Temp	39 to 61 F
Jul Temp	63 to 83 F
Oct Temp	44 to 65 F
Annual Precip	38 inches

Station	WHEELING
Distance	12.9 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 38 F
Apr Temp	39 to 63 F
Jul Temp	64 to 85 F
Oct Temp	44 to 66 F
Annual Precip	40.3 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	606	100%
Male	276	45.5%
Female	330	54.5%
Under 18	124	20.5%
18+	482	79.5%
65+	163	26.9%
Median Age	42.8
Average Family Size	2.85
White	601	99.2%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.2%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	4	0.7%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	0	0%
Median Family Income (1999)	$38,281
Population In Poverty	66	11.2%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	576
Growth	-30
Growth %	-4.99%

Ancestry	Percent
German	27.3%
Irish	20.6%
US/American	11.9%
Italian	9.4%
Hungarian	7.4%
Scottish	4.5%
English	4%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	4%
Polish	3.7%
Welsh	2%
French (except Basque)	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	1.5%
Ukrainian	1%
Swedish	0.5%
Austrian	0.5%

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