Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This place: |  16.6% | | Whole state: |  17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This place: | 8.8% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Beaver, WV
20 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Beaver compared to West Virginia state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Beaver (2009 data):
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Beaver Branch at 103 Airport Rd., branch established on 1975-04-01. Info updated 2008-09-30: Bank assets: $1,746,242.0 mil, Deposits: $1,055,765.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5491 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
- City National Bank of West Virginia: Beaver Branch at 212 Airport Road, branch established on 1995-01-17. Info updated 2008-01-10: Bank assets: $2,552.9 mil, Deposits: $2,042.5 mil, headquarters in Cross Lanes, WV, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 71 total offices, Holding Company: City Holding Company
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Raleigh County West Virginia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (63%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Religion statistics for Beaver
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 22.37%
| Here | | 22.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention |
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| Adherents | 13.8% | 13.7% | 12.8% | 12.1% | 9.8% |
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| Congregations | 6.1% | 13.9% | 0.9% | 13.0% | 3.5% |
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| Name | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 5.8% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 19.5% |
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| Congregations | 14.8% | 5.2% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 39.1% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
5.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,601 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.18% | | West Virginia average: | 5.78% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($208 average AGI)| Raleigh County: | 0.05% | | West Virginia average: | 0.06% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,648 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.16% | | West Virginia average: | 5.65% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($404 average AGI)| Raleigh County: | 0.04% | | West Virginia average: | 0.02% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Beaver:
- WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
- WYKM (1250 AM; 5 kW; RUPERT, WV; Owner: MT. STATE B. CO., INC.)
- WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WMTD (1380 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Beaver:
- WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WTNJ (105.9 FM; MOUNT HOPE, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAXS (94.1 FM; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: PLATEAU BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
- WPMW (92.7 FM; MULLENS, WV; Owner: CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.)
- W244BF (96.7 FM; NIMITZ, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
- WKCJ (103.1 FM; LEWISBURG, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
- WMLJ (90.5 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
- WRON-FM (97.7 FM; RONCEVERTE, WV; Owner: RADIO GREENBRIER, INC.)
- WRLB (95.3 FM; RAINELLE, WV; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
- WKVW (93.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
TV broadcast stations around Beaver:
- WOAY-TV (Channel 4; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: THOMAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSWP-TV (Channel 9; GRANDVIEW, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
Beaver, West Virginia:
- Fatal accident count: 10
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 12
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 11
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 19
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
West Virginia average:
- Fatal accident count: 57
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 83
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
- Fatalities: 62
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 145
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 5
See more detailed statistics of Beaver fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 25
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 30
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Beaver)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Beaver, WV)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- 21 Airport Industrial Park, Overall height: 38.1 m, Call Sign: WHY692, Licensee ID: L00063801
Assigned Frequencies : 951.125 MHz, 950.875 MHz
Grant Date: 07/25/1988, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Registrant: Southern Communications Corporation, P.O. Box 1037, Beaver, WV 25813 - 21 Arprt Industrial Pk, Overall height: 38.1 m, Call Sign: WHY735, Licensee ID: L00063801
Assigned Frequencies : 951.500 MHz
Grant Date: 04/16/1987, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Registrant: Southern Communications Corporation, P.O. Box 1037, Beaver, WV 25813
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 29 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Beaver)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 15 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Beaver)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 13
- Hazardous Condition: 42
- Good Intent Call: 5
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Beaver, WV
Beaver on our top lists:
- #11 (25813) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Unclassified or not reported first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #49 (25813) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Jordanian first ancestries"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
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