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Beckley, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Beckley is a Census city of 16,818 people across 9.50 square miles of land, in Raleigh County. Median household income is $45,826, 55.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 23 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Beckley
What Beckley is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.5 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,771
- County holding the largest share of its areaRaleigh County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Beckley
- Population16,818
- Median age42.3
- Population under 183,942
- Share under 1823.4 percent
- Population 65 and over3,557
- Share 65 and over21.1 percent
- Households7,050
- Family households4,023
- Share of households that are families57.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Beckley
Income and work in Beckley
- Median household income$45,826
- Per capita income$31,431
- Civilian labor force6,733
- Employed6,515
- Unemployed218 plus or minus 120
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over11,226
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.0 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Beckley
- Housing units8,628
- Occupied units7,050
- Vacant units1,578
- Vacancy rate18.3 percent
- Owner occupied3,907
- Renter occupied3,143
- Ownership rate55.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$158,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$869
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units6,718
- Share single family77.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,848 plus or minus 407
- Share in buildings of two or more21.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes43 plus or minus 43
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Beckley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,854
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,954
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more793 plus or minus 195
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Drove alone79.7 percent
- Carpooled4.5 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked2.7 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home7.3 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Beckley (7(a))
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$10,807,800
- Average approval$469,904
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$523,440
- Largest approval$3,765,000
- Jobs supported147
- Jobs per approval6.4
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.7 percent
- Share to franchises4.3 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS15
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Beckley, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Beckley (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$3,502,000
- Average approval$875,500
- Median approval$642,000
- Largest approval$2,005,000
- Jobs supported66
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Beckley, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Beckley
- NFIP communityCity of Beckley
- NFIP community number540170
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/06
The City of Beckley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540170 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Raleigh County, not Beckley
Raleigh County context, not Beckley figures
- Establishments in Raleigh County1,713
- Covered employment, Raleigh County32,322
- Average annual pay, Raleigh County$54,223
- Housing units permitted, Raleigh County41
Every figure in this section is published for Raleigh County as a whole and is not a measurement of Beckley.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Beckley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Beckley, West Virginia?
16,818, in 7,050 households. Beckley city covers 9.50 square miles of land, which is 1,771 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Beckley in?
Raleigh County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Beckley?
$45,826. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $158,000. Median gross rent is $869 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Beckley businesses?
23 7(a) approvals totaling $10.8 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $3.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Beckley, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Beckley borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Beckley. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Beckley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Beckley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Beckley, city of, community 540170, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Beckley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Raleigh County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Beckley.
Is zoning published for Beckley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.