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Bluefield Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Bluefield Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

9,408

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.6%
5 - 17:
13.4%
18 - 24:
7.9%
25 - 34:
14.5%
35 - 54:
23.7%
55 - 64:
13.8%
Over 65 Years:
21.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.9%
2.9%
89.1%
89.1%
26.0%
26.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Bluefield
USA
$27,496
$27,496
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Bluefield
USA
$45,854
$45,854
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

18.0%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Education
Retail
Manufacturing
Accommodation
Information Technology
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
Other
Finance
Administration
Construction
Wholesale
Transportation
20.0%
20.0%
18.9%
18.9%
12.3%
12.3%
7.8%
7.8%
7.6%
7.6%
5.6%
5.6%
4.2%
4.2%
3.9%
3.9%
3.8%
3.8%
3.5%
3.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
68.2%
68.2%
22.1%
22.1%
6.5%
6.5%
3.0%
3.0%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Italian
Scottish
Swedish
Scots-Irish
Hungarian
Austrian
British
Scandinavian
Nigerian
Croatian
Welsh
Dutch
European
Greek
Jamaican
Polish
Turkish
11.1%
11.1%
9.9%
9.9%
8.2%
8.2%
4.8%
4.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
African languages
Native American languages
German/Yiddish
Italian
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
94.0%
94.0%
3.4%
3.4%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Bluefield Residents

1.9%