| ECONOMY | Beckley | Roanoke | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.50% | 7.40% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | -1.21% | 2.29% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 31.08% | 37.18% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 6.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 6.00% | 5.75% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $22,941 | $24,359 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $35,288 | $40,641 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 22.24% | 16.32% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 14.72% | 13.08% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 12.64% | 13.48% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 15.87% | 16.95% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 16.25% | 19.65% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 7.83% | 9.81% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 6.68% | 6.94% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 2.61% | 2.48% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.08% | 1.18% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.09% | 0.12% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 10.68% | 9.74% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 22.07% | 17.77% | 20.61% |
| Service | 18.95% | 16.13% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 30.29% | 30.92% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.14% | 0.15% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 9.58% | 8.59% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 8.31% | 16.70% | 14.05% |
