Beaver, WV

Census Place

2024 Population

695

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.9

18.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

14.5%

10.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$30,870

0.988% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$105,200

Housing & Living

The median property value in Beaver, WV was $105,200 in 2024, which is 0.316 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $87,600 to $105,200, a 20.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Beaver, WV is 76.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Beaver, WV have an average commute time of 35.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Beaver, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$105,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$69,410

$239

Median Property Taxes

±$175

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Beaver, WV the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Beaver, WV compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76.8%

Homeownership

2024

77%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.8% of the housing units in Beaver, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 86.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Beaver, WV compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$30,870

Median Household Income

± $2,779

311

Number of Households

± 208

In 2024, the median household income of the 311 households in Beaver, WV grew to $30,870 from the previous year's value of $30,568.

The following chart displays the households in Beaver, WV distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $30k - $35k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Beaver, WV is from West Virginia.

0.443

2024 Wage GINI in West Virginia

0.443

2023 Wage GINI in West Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in West Virginia was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0426% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for West Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in West Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in West Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (44.7%)
Carpooled (35.3%)
Worked At Home (20%)

In 2024, 44.7% of workers in Beaver, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (35.3%) and those who worked at home (20%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

35.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Beaver, WV have a longer commute time (35.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Beaver, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Beaver, WV compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Beaver, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Beaver, WV have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Beaver, WV (101 out of 695 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Beaver, WV is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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