Raleigh

County in West Virginia

County

The population development of Raleigh.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Raleigh	County	76,819	79,220	78,859	74,592	72,379	→
West Virginia	State	1,793,477	1,808,344	1,852,994	1,793,736	1,769,979

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Raleigh.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).

Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Beckley	City	Raleigh	18,302	17,520	17,614	17,270	16,515	→
Lester	Town	Raleigh	436	316	344	342	333	→
Mabscott	Town	Raleigh	1,500	1,414	1,408	1,337	1,278	→
Sophia	Town	Raleigh	1,395	1,317	1,340	1,134	1,081	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	37,400
Females	37,191

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	15,492
18-64 years	43,303
65+ years	15,796

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	3,170
70-79 years	7,147
60-69 years	10,920
50-59 years	9,090
40-49 years	9,996
30-39 years	8,779
20-29 years	8,241
10-19 years	9,174
0-9 years	8,074

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	32,123
Urban	42,468

»Race« (C 2020)
White	64,025
Black/African American	5,847
Indigenous	136
Asian	831
Pacific Islander	16
Some other	409
2 or more	3,327

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	1,197
Other	73,394