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Bluefield, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $100,421 (it was $59,300 in 2000)
Bluefield:

$100,421
West Virginia:

$155,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,708 - $160,739

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $151,023
Here:

$151,023
State:

$206,655

Townhouses or other attached units: $99,310
Here:

$99,310
State:

$205,683

Mobile homes: $53,818
Here:

$53,818
State:

$63,963

Total population: 10,448 (All urban)

Houses: 4,924 (4,102 occupied: 2,436 owner occupied, 1,769 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

42%
State:

26%

Housing density: 564 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $48,186.

Median contract rent in 2022: $493 (lower quartile is $421, upper quartile is $633)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $613


Median gross rent in Bluefield, WV in 2022: $817

Housing units in Bluefield with a mortgage: 914 (42 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 31 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $57,468

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $62,087

Median monthly housing costs: $653

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Bluefield, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1955

Median year apartment built: 1947

Household type by relationship:

Households: 9,523
  • Male householders: 1,333 (383 living alone), Female householders: 2,715 (721 living alone)
  • 1,618 spouses (1,494 opposite-sex spouses), 271 unmarried partners, (271 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,192 children (2,026 natural, 11 adopted, 153 stepchildren), 217 grandchildren, 100 brothers or sisters, 120 parents, 14 foster children, 120 other relatives, 578 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 238

Size of family households: 1,612 2-persons, 428 3-persons, 503 4-persons, 204 5-persons, 59 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,142 1-person, 104 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

607 married couples with children.
786 single-parent households (68 men, 718 women).

94.0% of residents of Bluefield speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 206 (2.2%)
(62.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.2
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.9
State:

4.7

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bluefield, West Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bluefield, West Virginia
  • 78no bedroom
  • 11 bedroom
  • 5492 bedrooms
  • 1,1743 bedrooms
  • 5154 bedrooms
  • 1185+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bluefield, West Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bluefield, West Virginia
  • 252no bedroom
  • 1781 bedroom
  • 5522 bedrooms
  • 5153 bedrooms
  • 2534 bedrooms
  • 205+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Bluefield in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Bluefield in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 117no vehicle
  • 6831 vehicle
  • 1,0212 vehicles
  • 5403 vehicles
  • 484 vehicles
  • 275+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Bluefield in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Bluefield in renter-occupied apartments
  • 476no vehicle
  • 9381 vehicle
  • 2632 vehicles
  • 803 vehicles
  • 124 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bluefield, West Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bluefield, West Virginia
  • 781 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 13 rooms
  • 564 rooms
  • 4205 rooms
  • 4506 rooms
  • 3507 rooms
  • 4488 rooms
  • 6339+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bluefield, West Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bluefield, West Virginia
  • 2521 room
  • 442 rooms
  • 1623 rooms
  • 2994 rooms
  • 3525 rooms
  • 2466 rooms
  • 1937 rooms
  • 1188 rooms
  • 1039+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Bluefield, WV household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Bluefield, WV in 2022
  • 326Less than $10,000
  • 568$10,000 to $19,999
  • 487$20,000 to $29,999
  • 431$30,000 to $39,999
  • 532$40,000 to $49,999
  • 227$50,000 to $59,999
  • 390$60,000 to $74,999
  • 690$75,000 to $99,999
  • 249$100,000 to $124,999
  • 104$125,000 to $149,999
  • 75$150,000 to $199,999
  • 138$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Bluefield, WV

  • Distribution of house value in Bluefield, WV in 2022
  • 34Less than $10,000
  • 24$10,000 to $14,999
  • 83$15,000 to $19,999
  • 61$20,000 to $24,999
  • 22$25,000 to $29,999
  • 61$30,000 to $34,999
  • 44$35,000 to $39,999
  • 72$40,000 to $49,999
  • 209$50,000 to $59,999
  • 89$60,000 to $69,999
  • 226$70,000 to $79,999
  • 198$80,000 to $89,999
  • 152$90,000 to $99,999
  • 319$100,000 to $124,999
  • 104$125,000 to $149,999
  • 148$150,000 to $174,999
  • 27$175,000 to $199,999
  • 98$200,000 to $249,999
  • 97$250,000 to $299,999
  • 250$300,000 to $399,999
  • 46$500,000 to $749,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Bluefield, WV

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Bluefield, WV in 2022
  • 23Less than $100
  • 25$150 to $199
  • 27$200 to $249
  • 11$250 to $299
  • 84$300 to $349
  • 65$350 to $399
  • 286$400 to $449
  • 258$450 to $499
  • 108$500 to $549
  • 189$550 to $599
  • 132$600 to $649
  • 73$650 to $699
  • 40$700 to $749
  • 94$750 to $799
  • 192$800 to $899
  • 127No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 73.6%
Number of people working at home: 289 (7.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 269
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 706
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 758
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 440
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 366
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 85
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 242
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 9
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 72
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 180
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 57
  • 90 or more minutes: 196
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Bluefield

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 4,014 (86.7%)
  • Carpooled: 202 (4.4%)
  • Bus: 6 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 31 (0.7%)
  • Walked: 58 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 289 (6.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.9%Males
  • 8.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 7.8%Males
  • 1.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 15.6%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Bluefield, West Virginia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Bluefield, West Virginia
  • 152010 or later
  • 142000 to 2009
  • 261990 to 1999
  • 171980 to 1989
  • 61970 to 1979
  • 70Before 1970
Ancestries in Bluefield, WV

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 666 (15.0%)
  • American: 644 (14.5%)
  • Irish: 265 (6.0%)
  • German: 215 (4.8%)
  • Italian: 147 (3.3%)
  • Swedish: 88 (2.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 63 (1.4%)
  • Nigerian: 32 (0.7%)
  • European: 19 (0.4%)
  • British: 17 (0.4%)
  • Dutch: 13 (0.3%)
  • Polish: 8 (0.2%)
  • Scottish: 7 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

England
Bluefield:

26.1% (49)
West Virginia:

2.3% (665)

Nigeria
Bluefield:

20.2% (38)
West Virginia:

2.4% (705)

Italy
Bluefield:

16.5% (31)
West Virginia:

2.1% (604)

Netherlands
Bluefield:

12.2% (23)
West Virginia:

0.5% (133)

India
Bluefield:

9.6% (18)
West Virginia:

7.2% (2,098)

Australia
Bluefield:

4.3% (8)
West Virginia:

0.5% (148)

Philippines
Bluefield:

3.2% (6)
West Virginia:

6.2% (1,798)

Sweden
Bluefield:

3.2% (6)
West Virginia:

0.1% (40)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 6,392
  • Other state: 2,783
  • Northeast: 403
  • Midwest: 576
  • South: 1,723
  • West: 92

81.6% of Bluefield residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55.7% lived in West Virginia.


Bluefield:

81.6%
State average:

89.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 13
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 2
  • 5th and 6th grade: 2
  • 7th and 8th grade: 134
  • 9th grade: 46
  • 10th grade: 94
  • 11th grade: 70
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 42
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 842
  • Less than 1 year of college: 182
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 258
  • Associate degree: 301
  • Bachelor's degree: 547
  • Master's degree: 166
  • Professional school degree: 92
  • Doctorate degree: 14
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 10
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 11
  • 7th and 8th grade: 81
  • 9th grade: 43
  • 10th grade: 46
  • 11th grade: 68
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 24
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,230
  • Less than 1 year of college: 271
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 979
  • Associate degree: 215
  • Bachelor's degree: 692
  • Master's degree: 414
  • Professional school degree: 29
  • Doctorate degree: 22
Educational Attainment for Females
Bluefield marital status for males
Bluefield marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,662
  • One, attached: 94
  • Two: 139
  • 3 or 4: 205
  • 5 to 9: 281
  • 10 to 19: 200
  • 20 to 49: 32
  • 50 or more: 172
  • Mobile homes: 135
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 8.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Bluefield
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Bluefield, WV
  • 48.8%Utility gas
  • 42.3%Electricity
  • 4.0%Wood
  • 2.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.6%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Bluefield, WV
  • 51.4%Electricity
  • 38.9%Utility gas
  • 4.1%Wood
  • 4.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.5%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 144
Here:

17.3%
West Virginia:

12.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
Here:

5.1%
West Virginia:

8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 80
Here:

30.4%
West Virginia:

17.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability