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Beckley, WV MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change -759
  equals Births 7,554
  less Deaths 8,313
Net Migration -1,559
  equals net International Migration 532
  plus net Domestic Migration -2,091

The population of the Beckley, WV MSA changed from 124,897 on 2010 to 122,507 in 2015 -- a change of -2,390 (-1.91%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (-1,559) and natural change (-759); were both negative and jointly contributed to the declining metro population. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Beckley, WV MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Fayette County, WV54019P0000001 45,997 45,960 45,904 45,596 45,211 44,997 -1,000 -2.17
Raleigh County, WV54081P0000001 78,900 79,155 79,059 78,585 78,155 77,510 -1,390 -1.76
Total P0000001 124,897 125,115 124,963 124,181 123,366 122,507 -2,390 -1.91
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Fayette County, WV54019B0000001 564 565 551 575 554 552 2,797 
Raleigh County, WV54081B0000001 928 984 988 958 917 910 4,757 
Total B0000001 1,492 1,549 1,539 1,533 1,471 1,462 7,554 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Fayette County, WV54019D0000001 720 640 619 671 638 671 3,239 
Raleigh County, WV54081D0000001 964 987 1,008 1,068 974 1,037 5,074 
Total D0000001 1,684 1,627 1,627 1,739 1,612 1,708 8,313 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Fayette County, WV54019NC000001 -156 -75 -68 -96 -84 -119 -442 
Raleigh County, WV54081NC000001 -36 -3 -20 -110 -57 -127 -317 
Total NC000001 -192 -78 -88 -206 -141 -246 -759 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Fayette County, WV54019MI000001 20 15 10 11 12 11 59 
Raleigh County, WV54081MI000001 72 73 86 94 110 110 473 
Total MI000001 92 88 96 105 122 121 532 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Fayette County, WV54019MD000001 0 15 8 -218 -280 -143 -618 
Raleigh County, WV54081MD000001 144 223 -161 -474 -453 -608 -1,473 
Total MD000001 144 238 -153 -692 -733 -751 -2,091 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Fayette County, WV54019MN000001 20 30 18 -207 -268 -132 -559 
Raleigh County, WV54081MN000001 216 296 -75 -380 -343 -498 -1,000 
Total MN000001 236 326 -57 -587 -611 -630 -1,559 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Fayette County, WV54019GQ000001 1,840 1,840 1,840 1,838 1,843 1,843 3 0.16
Raleigh County, WV54081GQ000001 3,857 3,788 3,779 3,647 3,634 3,635 -222 -5.76
Total GQ000001 5,697 5,628 5,619 5,485 5,477 5,478 -219 -3.84

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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