Raleigh County, WV [54081] Demographic Characteristics & Trends
  -- a component of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area [13220] -- click link to view metro S&O report

This document brings together several 2017 vintage population estimates developed by the Census Bureau for this area developed and released separately in 2018. These official model-based estimates are developed and updated annually. The data presesentation here provides more comprehensive insights into demographic characteristics and trends for this area than available elsewhere. ProximityOne uses these data to develop Situation & Outlook (S&O) estimates and projections to 2060. See related table. Join us in weekly Data Analytics Lab web sessions to discuss organization and use of these and related data. The S&O Trends Analysis package used to develop these tables is available to present/analyze these data with wide-ranging additional detail and alternative data formats.   • Bookmark this page -- http://proximityone.com/trends/cty1706037.htm; share with others.   • View profile for other counties -- http://proximityone.com/countytrends2017.htm; use link in table.

Table 1. Population & Components of Change -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	78,924	79,273	79,164	78,728	78,139	77,335	76,259	75,022	-3,902
Births	...	983	989	957	911	843	806	779	895
Deaths	...	987	1,007	1,067	933	1,029	1,074	1,055	1,022
Natural Increase	...	-4	-18	-110	-22	-186	-268	-276	-126
Net Migration	...	355	-83	-323	-567	-617	-808	-962	-429
International	...	47	46	41	49	51	50	50	48
Domestic	...	308	-129	-364	-616	-668	-858	-1,012	-477

Table 2. Population by Gender & Group Quarters Population -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	78,924	79,273	79,164	78,728	78,139	77,335	76,259	75,022	-3,902
Male	39,432	39,687	39,626	39,398	39,100	38,735	38,200	37,547	-1,885
Female	39,492	39,586	39,538	39,330	39,039	38,600	38,059	37,475	-2,017
Group Quarters	...	3,852	3,844	3,800	3,788	3,822	3,710	3,713	-144

Table 3. Population by Race/Origin -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	78,924	79,273	79,164	78,728	78,139	77,335	76,259	75,022	-3,902
White alone	70,170	70,412	70,424	69,969	69,448	68,627	67,661	66,515	-3,655
Black alone	6,520	6,544	6,435	6,409	6,358	6,335	6,186	6,067	-453
AIAN alone	209	211	221	223	213	217	214	209	0
Asian alone	733	782	739	718	734	741	735	759	26
NHOPI alone	22	23	22	24	25	23	24	24	2
Two+ Races	1,270	1,301	1,323	1,385	1,361	1,392	1,439	1,448	178
Hispanic (any race)	1,002	1,066	1,095	1,154	1,198	1,246	1,230	1,221	219

Table 4. Population by Age by Race/Origin -- 2017

Population	Total	White alone	Black alone	AIAN alone	Asian alone	NHOPI alone	Two+ Races	Hispanic (any race)
Total	75,022	66,515	6,067	209	759	24	1,448	1,221
Age 0-4	4,070	3,470	318	10	46	3	223	101
Age 5-9	4,633	4,058	338	2	23	1	211	102
Age 10-14	4,414	3,896	299	4	17	2	196	91
Age 15-19	4,065	3,566	312	3	36	0	148	98
Age 20-24	4,077	3,297	542	17	106	1	114	104
Age 25-29	4,805	3,981	608	22	111	1	82	113
Age 30-34	4,460	3,724	589	20	54	3	70	130
Age 35-39	4,757	4,175	464	16	37	0	65	122
Age 40-44	4,963	4,456	390	23	47	5	42	91
Age 45-49	4,759	4,292	361	16	49	2	39	66
Age 50-54	4,399	4,036	285	11	30	3	34	42
Age 55-59	5,091	4,621	365	14	29	2	60	44
Age 60-64	5,511	5,031	388	16	31	0	45	41
Age 65-69	5,292	4,898	312	6	46	1	29	18
Age 70-74	3,705	3,441	167	11	42	0	44	19
Age 75-79	2,512	2,334	118	10	26	0	24	18
Age 80-84	1,744	1,620	92	1	16	0	15	6
Age 85 up	1,765	1,619	119	7	13	0	7	15

Table 5. Population by Single Year of Age -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Age 0000	952	977	981	951	897	832	800	777	-175
Age 0101	948	951	990	963	899	872	807	786	-162
Age 0202	996	961	968	1,002	951	895	872	778	-218
Age 0303	937	990	977	974	964	947	866	872	-65
Age 0404	936	945	987	961	983	941	922	857	-79
Age 0505	899	951	957	980	962	986	949	905	6
Age 0606	907	909	935	942	959	948	968	916	9
Age 0707	886	919	902	927	936	962	932	957	71
Age 0808	928	901	911	907	933	921	957	917	-11
Age 0909	874	916	899	927	875	931	908	938	64
Age 1010	920	884	930	891	942	885	933	904	-16
Age 1111	884	924	866	937	870	935	869	919	35
Age 1212	886	872	946	867	913	850	928	864	-22
Age 1313	893	873	879	934	859	916	841	907	14
Age 1414	875	905	883	880	918	836	891	820	-55
Age 1515	882	893	926	879	875	918	832	898	16
Age 1616	915	890	889	921	863	863	921	817	-98
Age 1717	895	930	877	872	923	854	868	891	-4
Age 1818	876	827	827	771	785	815	776	778	-98
Age 1919	866	815	715	750	711	703	706	681	-185
Age 2020	891	887	799	746	757	743	731	735	-156
Age 2121	883	969	942	872	830	817	800	771	-112
Age 2222	909	953	1,045	986	942	868	850	821	-88
Age 2323	931	947	990	1,106	1,018	946	910	862	-69
Age 2424	924	947	992	1,003	1,121	1,011	946	888	-36
Age 2525	916	941	994	972	993	1,145	1,002	932	16
Age 2626	884	900	911	958	926	936	1,065	952	68
Age 2727	945	914	900	902	970	940	950	1,056	111
Age 2828	953	979	905	909	907	939	926	930	-23
Age 2929	1,005	1,020	1,005	912	933	948	957	935	-70
Age 3030	1,096	997	1,005	1,010	888	890	921	947	-149
Age 3131	1,044	1,087	987	972	999	865	849	885	-159
Age 3232	1,125	1,052	1,088	1,024	964	994	879	827	-298
Age 3333	1,065	1,105	1,047	1,054	999	936	944	852	-213
Age 3434	1,046	1,081	1,100	1,041	1,064	997	938	949	-97
Age 3535	1,104	1,014	1,046	1,085	1,003	1,022	945	897	-207
Age 3636	1,089	1,101	1,024	1,049	1,087	978	1,016	928	-161
Age 3737	1,132	1,089	1,077	983	1,012	1,028	947	970	-162
Age 3838	1,080	1,166	1,097	1,085	977	1,024	1,033	959	-121
Age 3939	1,066	1,042	1,139	1,062	1,044	937	1,005	1,003	-63
Age 4040	1,090	1,064	1,062	1,133	1,048	1,027	943	970	-120
Age 4141	996	1,091	1,065	1,063	1,121	1,048	998	938	-58
Age 4242	942	1,022	1,103	1,065	1,050	1,112	1,027	998	56
Age 4343	962	930	962	1,051	1,024	1,053	1,073	998	36
Age 4444	932	958	943	971	1,025	1,012	1,046	1,059	127
Age 4545	954	932	956	913	939	1,018	990	1,017	63
Age 4646	1,018	957	927	939	910	929	1,011	974	-44
Age 4747	1,013	1,019	953	922	950	906	923	995	-18
Age 4848	1,040	1,014	1,015	950	903	930	901	916	-124
Age 4949	1,058	1,011	980	962	923	873	882	857	-201
Age 5050	1,169	1,057	1,000	977	953	933	838	868	-301
Age 5151	1,162	1,164	1,037	974	958	941	915	831	-331
Age 5252	1,232	1,164	1,155	1,048	970	948	934	903	-329
Age 5353	1,265	1,193	1,140	1,112	1,008	928	893	914	-351
Age 5454	1,220	1,249	1,185	1,121	1,108	1,004	913	883	-337
Age 5555	1,253	1,197	1,210	1,151	1,104	1,068	978	886	-367
Age 5656	1,247	1,261	1,197	1,236	1,146	1,112	1,066	970	-277
Age 5757	1,179	1,246	1,251	1,185	1,216	1,147	1,090	1,054	-125
Age 5858	1,244	1,163	1,219	1,213	1,185	1,188	1,130	1,066	-178
Age 5959	1,279	1,241	1,145	1,217	1,209	1,162	1,193	1,115	-164
Age 6060	1,251	1,258	1,222	1,104	1,184	1,167	1,123	1,156	-95
Age 6161	1,208	1,238	1,224	1,187	1,085	1,169	1,138	1,096	-112
Age 6262	1,210	1,177	1,201	1,198	1,165	1,071	1,134	1,108	-102
Age 6363	1,200	1,204	1,162	1,175	1,181	1,151	1,050	1,122	-78
Age 6464	867	1,183	1,182	1,133	1,154	1,143	1,125	1,029	162
Age 6565	834	833	1,173	1,153	1,108	1,128	1,101	1,090	256
Age 6666	778	813	825	1,153	1,118	1,086	1,096	1,079	301
Age 6767	751	764	801	803	1,131	1,100	1,062	1,057	306
Age 6868	703	750	749	789	793	1,097	1,072	1,034	331
Age 6969	668	679	728	724	763	764	1,045	1,032	364
Age 7070	644	654	657	712	719	747	742	1,022	378
Age 7171	609	620	632	623	682	682	728	713	104
Age 7272	630	612	618	637	612	672	678	724	94
Age 7373	585	595	598	603	614	596	633	656	71
Age 7474	553	552	568	569	578	582	569	590	37
Age 7575	529	540	525	554	545	552	570	543	14
Age 7676	478	514	517	498	530	515	527	541	63
Age 7777	486	460	499	497	476	505	491	509	23
Age 7878	448	466	433	465	473	453	486	456	8
Age 7979	485	446	461	403	452	458	432	463	-22
Age 8080	464	456	409	433	374	422	420	396	-68
Age 8181	420	438	427	381	409	344	390	391	-29
Age 8282	391	392	419	400	354	380	317	362	-29
Age 8383	367	345	341	378	356	320	337	277	-90
Age 8484	323	343	327	326	363	334	305	318	-5
Age 8585	1,544	1,584	1,623	1,660	1,718	1,784	1,784	1,765	221
Age 0517	11,644	11,767	11,800	11,864	11,828	11,805	11,797	11,653	9