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BG 1, Tract 23, Mercer, WV

1,276 Population
13.4 square miles 95 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.1 ±12.3 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Bluefield: 45 ±3.6
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Mercer County: 43.5 ±0.4

Economics

$25,698 ±$10,518 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
$35,278 ±$13,983 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Bluefield: $49,375 † ±$12,534
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Mercer County: $53,210 ±$3,616

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Families

552 ±193 Number of households
  • Bluefield: 4,027 ±265
  • Mercer County: 24,224 ±574
2.3 ±0.3 (1,276  ±475) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Bluefield: 2.3 9,141 (±0.2 / ±22)
  • about the same as the figure in Mercer County: 2.4 57,199 (±0.1 / ±30)

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Housing

624 ±210 Number of housing units
  • Bluefield: 4,941 ±289
  • Mercer County: 29,345 ±54

$-666,666,700 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • Bluefield: $105,400 ±$9,982
  • Mercer County: $121,700 ±$10,048

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Social

90.4% ±10.3% (667  ±251.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Bluefield: 90.2% 5,974 (±8.2% / ±602.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Mercer County: 88.6% 36,825 (±3.5% / ±1,471)
16.7% ±11.2% (123  ±93.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Bluefield: 30.8% † 2,044 (±5.5% / ±377.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Mercer County: 22.9% 9,499 (±1.9% / ±768.6)

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18.7% ±9.8% (150  ±95) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Bluefield: 3.5% † 259 (±1.2% / ±92)
  • more than double the rate in Mercer County: 7.4% † 3,416 (±0.9% / ±417)
150 Total veterans ±95 150 Male ±95 N/A Female ±13

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