Statewide Claims to Fame

Bluefield is 1st in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Bluefield is 5th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Female residents

Bluefield is 8th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Income below poverty line

Bluefield is 10th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Bluefield is 10th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Bluefield is 11th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - Two or More

Bluefield is 11th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Bluefield is 12th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Housing units

Bluefield is 12th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Size in square miles

Bluefield is 13th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Foreign born residents

Bluefield, West Virginia Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Bluefield Rank West Virginia US
Current population (2012) 10,502 14th 1,855,413 313,914,040
Size in square miles 8.9 12th 24,038.2 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,179.7 27th 77.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Bluefield Rank West Virginia US
Residents younger than 5 6.2% 11th 5.6% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 20.8% 15th 20.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 19.2% 10th 16.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Bluefield Rank West Virginia US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 89.9% 13th 82.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 23.6% 18th 17.6% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Bluefield Rank West Virginia US
Race - White 73.7% 31st 94.0% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 23.0% 1st 3.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 10th 0.2% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 24th 0.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 28th 0.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.3% 11th 1.5% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 0.9% 29th 1.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 73.4% 30th 92.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Bluefield Rank West Virginia US
Female residents 53.2% 5th 50.7% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.0% 13th 1.3% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Bluefield Rank West Virginia US
Housing units 5,457 12th 881,752 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 16.6% 24th 12.0% 25.9%
Households 4,726 14th 740,080 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 67.1% 15th 74.3% 66.1%
Home median value $73,700 30th $96,500 $186,200
People per household 2.2 27th 2.4 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Bluefield Rank West Virginia US
Income per capita $21,731 21st $22,010 $27,915
Income per household $31,234 27th $39,550 $52,762
Income below poverty line 22.6% 8th 17.5% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Bluefield Rank West Virginia US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,213 15th 120,381 27,092,908
Retail sales $222,592 16th $20,538,829 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $20,203 18th $11,340 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $16,875 21st $2,553,258 $613,795,732

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