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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:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

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

9,157

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.3%
5 - 17:
14.0%
18 - 24:
9.2%
25 - 34:
10.4%
35 - 54:
27.6%
55 - 64:
10.7%
Over 65 Years:
22.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.9%
3.9%
90.1%
90.1%
30.8%
30.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Bluefield
USA
$30,230
$30,230
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Bluefield
USA
$49,375
$49,375
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

18.5%

Employment Industries

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Education
Retail
Healthcare
Accommodation
Finance
Manufacturing
Public Service
Other
Construction
Information Technology
Transportation
Wholesale
Administration
17.7%
17.7%
16.1%
16.1%
13.2%
13.2%
6.9%
6.9%
6.8%
6.8%
6.3%
6.3%
5.9%
5.9%
5.9%
5.9%
5.5%
5.5%
3.6%
3.6%
3.1%
3.1%
2.5%
2.5%
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
75.8%
75.8%
13.4%
13.4%
7.1%
7.1%
3.1%
3.1%
0.6%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Scottish
Italian
Hungarian
Austrian
Polish
Swedish
Scots-Irish
French
Welsh
Russian
Dutch
European
Norwegian
Croatian
Turkish
African
Lebanese
12.7%
12.7%
9.4%
9.4%
8.5%
8.5%
3.4%
3.4%
2.2%
2.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
African languages
Native American languages
German/Yiddish
Italian
French
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
95.7%
95.7%
3.1%
3.1%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
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

1.4%