Population Growth/Decline

Declining Market

With a 2 Year Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of -0.58% the Beckley-Bluefield, WV Market is declining. It ranks 167th in 2 year population change across all STI Markets.

Components of Change

Natural decline

With 2,754 Births and 3,882 Deaths in the last year there was a net change of -1,128 population from natural causes. That equates to a natural decline of -0.39%.

Migratory growth

Net migration in the Beckley-Bluefield, WV market in the last year was 1,044. This amounts to a migratory growth of 0.36%.

STI Markets Comparison

Components of Change for STI Markets

Figure 3: Components of Change for STI Markets