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Bluewell, WV

2,281 Population
4.5 square miles 507.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

62.9 ±10.1 Median age
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Bluefield, WV-VA Micro Area: 44 ±0.4
  • about 1.5 times the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.1

Economics

$22,587 ±$6,653 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Bluefield, WV-VA Micro Area: $28,364 ±$1,234
  • about two-thirds of the amount in West Virginia: $32,949 ±$335
$35,599 ±$5,523 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Bluefield, WV-VA Micro Area: $46,906 ±$2,433
  • about three-fifths of the amount in West Virginia: $57,917 ±$607

17.3% ±6.9% (394  ±185) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Bluefield, WV-VA Micro Area: 18.5% 17,746 (±1.4% / ±1,367)
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 16.6% 287,660 (±0.4% / ±6,184)

26.9 minutes ±10.6 (14,475  ±9,701) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Bluefield, WV-VA Micro Area: 24.7 843,585 (±1.2 / ±52,077)
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)

Families

1,078 ±239 Number of households
  • the Bluefield, WV-VA Micro Area: 40,364 ±687
  • West Virginia: 721,448 ±2,890
2.1 ±0.2 (2,281  ±569) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Bluefield, WV-VA Micro Area: 2.4 96,070 (±0 / ±41)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,732,557

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,295 ±311 Number of housing units
  • the Bluefield, WV-VA Micro Area: 49,162 ±53
  • West Virginia: 859,653 ±241

$137,800 ±$82,413 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Bluefield, WV-VA Micro Area: $117,500 ±$4,750
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $155,600 ±$1,679

8% ±7.3% (183  ±172.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Bluefield, WV-VA Micro Area: 9.2% † 9,041 (±1.2% / ±1,173.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Virginia: 10.8% 190,764 (±0.3% / ±4,713.9)

Social

71.5% ±10.6% (1,242  ±308.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Bluefield, WV-VA Micro Area: 86.9% 61,474 (±2.7% / ±1,885.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 88.6% 1,124,648 (±0.6% / ±7,526.8)
13.8% ±7.7% (240  ±142.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Bluefield, WV-VA Micro Area: 18.9% 13,384 (±1.3% / ±942.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 23.3% 295,541 (±0.3% / ±3,968)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

6.1% ±4% (120  ±84) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Bluefield, WV-VA Micro Area: 7% 5,519 (±0.6% / ±506)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 7.7% 109,457 (±0.2% / ±2,616)
120 Total veterans ±84 120 Male ±84 N/A Female ±13

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