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Raleigh County

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Raleigh county is located in southwest West Virginia. Raleigh county has 605.35 square miles of land area and 4.00 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Raleigh county population is 78,827, which has shrunk 0.50% since 2000. The population growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 2.52% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Raleigh county median household income is $41,152 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 46.03% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 40.01% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Raleigh county median house value is $97,700 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 39.97% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 37.64% and is lower than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Raleigh county is much better than the state average in quality. The Raleigh county area code is 304.

Population	78,827 (2010-2014), rank #6
Population Growth	-0.50% since 2000, rank #26
Population Density:	129.36/sq mi, rank #14
Median Household Income:	$41,152 at 2010-2014—46.03% increase since 2000, rank #15
Median House Price:	$97,700 at 2010-2014—39.97% increase since 2000, rank #23
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	605.35 sq mi, rank #10
Water Area:	4.00 sq mi (0.66%), rank #20
State:	West Virginia
Area:	Beckley, WV
School District:
Area Code:	304