Berea's Livability
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About Berea, WV
Berea, WV is located in Ritchie County in the state of West Virginia.
The total City Population for Berea is about 83 with about 8 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $85,818 for Ritchie County, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Home Value of $87,464 for the state of West Virginia, and roughly 100% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $0, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $36,951 for the state of West Virginia, and roughly 100% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.44Male Population Estimate: 43.4%
Female Population Estimate: 56.6%
Median Age: 44.2
Male Median Age: 48.0
Female Median Age: 41.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:4.8%
Hispanic:0%
Asian:0%
Hawaiian:0%
Indian:0%
Other:0%
Voting
![Joe Manchin](/assets/images/politicians/senators/joe_manchin.jpg)
![Shelley Moore Capito](/assets/images/politicians/senators/shelley_moore_capito.jpg)
![Jim Justice](/assets/images/politicians/governors/jim_justice.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 13.68%
Libertarian: 0.89%
Green: 0.23%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Berea specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Ritchie County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Ritchie County: About 82.5082 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Ritchie County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 71% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
West Virginia is ranked #33 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 33.11 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 37.99The average living wage for the state of West Virginia is $30/hr, while the states minimum wage is $8.75/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives West Virginia a minimum wage score of 38.01 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.62/hr, which gives West Virginia a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 9.7 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for West Virginia is $192.50, resulting in a UI benefit score of 40.09 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X West Virginia does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ West Virginia does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X West Virginia does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X West Virginia does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X West Virginia does provide some form of paid family leave.
X West Virginia does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X West Virginia does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X West Virginia does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X West Virginia does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X West Virginia does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ West Virginia does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ West Virginia does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X West Virginia does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X West Virginia does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ West Virginia does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ West Virginia does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ West Virginia does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X West Virginia does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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- Burnt House, WV ( 6.85 mi. )
- Mahone, WV ( 7.78 mi. )
- Harrisville, WV ( 7.99 mi. )
- Coxs Mills, WV ( 8.55 mi. )
- Toll Gate, WV ( 9.45 mi. )
- Pennsboro, WV ( 10.66 mi. )
- Tanner, WV ( 10.74 mi. )
- Ellenboro, WV ( 11.15 mi. )
- Nobe, WV ( 11.68 mi. )
- Troy, WV ( 12.18 mi. )
- Cairo, WV ( 12.77 mi. )
- Big Springs, WV ( 12.80 mi. )
- Highland, WV ( 13.16 mi. )
- West Union, WV ( 13.92 mi. )
- Vadis, WV ( 14.00 mi. )
- Linn, WV ( 14.53 mi. )
- Blandville, WV ( 14.54 mi. )
- Brohard, WV ( 14.72 mi. )
- Glenville, WV ( 14.72 mi. )
- Macfarlan, WV ( 14.76 mi. )
- Baldwin, WV ( 14.83 mi. )
- New Milton, WV ( 14.91 mi. )
- Big Bend, WV ( 14.96 mi. )
- Smithburg, WV ( 15.00 mi. )
- Mountain, WV ( 15.62 mi. )
- Alum Bridge, WV ( 16.37 mi. )
- Munday, WV ( 17.18 mi. )
- Grantsville, WV ( 17.20 mi. )
- Wilbur, WV ( 17.57 mi. )
- Sand Fork, WV ( 18.24 mi. )
- Petroleum, WV ( 18.31 mi. )
- Letter Gap, WV ( 18.65 mi. )
- Wick, WV ( 19.22 mi. )
- Lockney, WV ( 19.44 mi. )
- Normantown, WV ( 19.66 mi. )
- Stouts Mills, WV ( 19.92 mi. )
- Stumptown, WV ( 20.11 mi. )
- Shirley, WV ( 20.19 mi. )
- Saint Marys, WV ( 20.38 mi. )
- Camden, WV ( 20.48 mi. )
- Alma, WV ( 20.59 mi. )
- Annamoriah, WV ( 20.75 mi. )
- Cedarville, WV ( 21.22 mi. )
- Gilmer, WV ( 21.23 mi. )
- Industrial, WV ( 21.23 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 26327Latitude: 39.136500
Longitude: -80.933700
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 950.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 304