Beaver

Population: 619
Median household income: $30,568
Median home value: $87,600

Beaver, a community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, has 619 residents. At $30,568, its median household income sits below Raleigh County's $52,055.

Between 2019 and 2023, Beaver's population declined 52.9% from 1,314 to 619, while its median home value rose 17.0% from $74,900 to $87,600.

The largest age group is 35 to 44, 22.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 100.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 619
Median age: 50.1 yrs
Median household income: $30,568
Median home value: $87,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 468
Homeownership rate: 86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,314619

Median household income

$35,114$30,568

Median home value

$74,900$87,600

Median gross rent

$905$1,331

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,314	$35,114	$74,900	$905
2020	1,365	$27,435	$73,100	$918
2021	1,364	—	$77,500	$1,405
2022	918	$29,780	$85,500	$1,331
2023	619	$30,568	$87,600	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 343.9%

35 to 4422.9%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6419.7%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	6.6%
5 to 17	74	12.0%
18 to 24	25	4.0%
25 to 34	24	3.9%
35 to 44	142	22.9%
45 to 54	101	16.3%
55 to 64	122	19.7%
65 to 74	35	5.7%
75 and over	55	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	619	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate18.8%

Some college or associate's42.4%

Bachelor's degree28.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	10.0%
High school graduate	90	18.8%
Some college or associate's	203	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	138	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone63.0%

Carpooled15.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	204	63.0%
Carpooled	49	15.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	71	21.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	89	35.2%
15 to 29 min	92	36.4%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	72	28.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.90
Poverty rate: 16.3% (101 of 619)

	Count	Share
Family households	100	30.7%
Nonfamily households	226	69.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	326	69.7%
Vacant	142	30.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	283	86.8%
Renter-occupied	43	13.2%

1-unit, detached69.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	325	69.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	36	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	107	22.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5405260
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 37.7329, -81.1572