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BG 1, Tract 19, Mercer, WV

1,123 Population
4.2 square miles 267.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.3 ±6.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Bluefield: 45 ±3.6
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mercer County: 43.5 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2

Economics

$23,591 ±$14,253 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Bluefield: $30,230 † ±$4,248
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mercer County: $30,362 ±$1,912
  • about two-thirds of the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
$42,656 ±$22,811 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Bluefield: $49,375 † ±$12,534
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mercer County: $53,210 ±$3,616
  • about three-quarters of the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691

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Families

525 ±149 Number of households
  • Bluefield: 4,027 ±265
  • Mercer County: 24,224 ±574
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
2.1 ±0.8 (1,123  ±269) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Bluefield: 2.3 9,141 (±0.2 / ±22)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mercer County: 2.4 57,199 (±0.1 / ±30)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398

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Housing

668 ±153 Number of housing units
  • Bluefield: 4,941 ±289
  • Mercer County: 29,345 ±54
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394

$100,700 ±$36,946 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Bluefield: $105,400 ±$9,982
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mercer County: $121,700 ±$10,048
  • about three-fifths of the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346

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Social

86.1% ±11.9% (706  ±194.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Bluefield: 90.2% 5,974 (±8.2% / ±602.5)
  • a little less than the rate in Mercer County: 88.6% 36,825 (±3.5% / ±1,471)
  • a little less than the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
24.8% ±15.6% (203  ±136.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Bluefield: 30.8% † 2,044 (±5.5% / ±377.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mercer County: 22.9% 9,499 (±1.9% / ±768.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)

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2.5% ±2.4% (21  ±21) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Bluefield: 3.5% † 259 (±1.2% / ±92)
  • about one-third of the rate in Mercer County: 7.4% † 3,416 (±0.9% / ±417)
  • about one-third of the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
21 Total veterans ±21 21 Male ±21 N/A Female ±13

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