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Males: 4,740 | |
Females: 5,708 |
Median resident age: | |
West Virginia median age: |
Zip codes: 24701.
Bluefield: | $38,677 |
WV: | $43,385 |
Estimated per capita income in 2016: $22,997 (it was $17,751 in 2000)
Bluefield city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $84,638 (it was $59,300 in 2000)
Bluefield: | $84,638 |
WV: | $117,900 |
Mean prices in 2016: All housing units: $111,180; Detached houses: $112,160; Townhouses or other attached units: $61,090; Mobile homes: $39,056
Median gross rent in 2016: $569.

Races in Bluefield, WV (2010)
- 7,66773.4%White alone
- 2,37422.7%Black alone
- 2242.1%Two or more races
- 960.9%Hispanic
- 490.5%Asian alone
- 270.3%American Indian alone
- 100.10%Other race alone
Races in Bluefield detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: American (15.6%), English (11.3%), German (7.0%), Irish (7.0%), Italian (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated in 1889
Elevation: 2611 feet
Land area: 8.73 square miles.
Population density: 1,196 people per square mile (low).

For population 25 years and over in Bluefield:
- High school or higher: 88.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 9.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bluefield city:
- Never married: 30.5%
- Now married: 42.9%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 15.7%
46 residents are foreign born
This city: | 0.4% |
West Virginia: | 1.6% |
According to our research of West Virginia and other state lists there were 61 registered sex offenders living in Bluefield, West Virginia as of February 20, 2019.
The ratio of number of residents in Bluefield to the number of sex offenders is 169 to 1.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $587 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $481 (0.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA (69.5 miles
, pop. 94,911).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (112.8 miles
, pop. 223,891).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (378.7 miles
, pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities: Brush Fork, WV (1.6 miles ),
Bluefield, VA
(1.8 miles
),
Bluewell, WV (2.0 miles
),
Montcalm, WV (2.6 miles
),
Bramwell, WV
(2.6 miles
),
Pocahontas, VA (2.7 miles
),
Princeton, WV
(3.2 miles
),
Matoaka, WV
(3.3 miles
).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $57,800
- 1998: 12 buildings, average cost: $55,800
- 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $92,900
- 2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $95,000
- 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $92,200
- 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $82,700
- 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $69,600
- 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $69,100
- 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $41,700
- 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $170,300
- 2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $171,800
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $70,000
- 2009: 10 buildings, average cost: $83,000
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $165,000
- 2012: 4 buildings, average cost: $100,600
- 2013: 27 buildings, average cost: $101,500
Latitude: 37.26 N, Longitude: 81.22 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,889 (+18.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,603 (40.8%)
Area code: 304


Crime rates in Bluefield by Year | |||||||||||||
Type | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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Murders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
per 100,000 | 17.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 18.1 | 26.7 | 0.0 | 19.1 | 9.6 | 9.7 |
Rapes | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
per 100,000 | 35.1 | 8.9 | 35.9 | 0.0 | 35.9 | 36.4 | 45.4 | 54.3 | 8.9 | 123.6 | 47.7 | 47.9 | 19.4 |
Robberies | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
per 100,000 | 105.2 | 53.4 | 107.6 | 106.8 | 98.8 | 109.1 | 108.9 | 90.4 | 71.3 | 76.1 | 57.3 | 76.6 | 48.6 |
Assaults | 27 | 42 | 25 | 37 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 38 | 34 | 35 | 62 | 54 | 105 |
per 100,000 | 236.6 | 373.6 | 224.1 | 329.4 | 269.6 | 236.4 | 172.4 | 343.7 | 303.0 | 332.8 | 591.8 | 517.0 | 1,019.6 |
Burglaries | 82 | 100 | 113 | 101 | 111 | 101 | 84 | 120 | 82 | 73 | 50 | 43 | 51 |
per 100,000 | 718.7 | 889.4 | 1,013.0 | 899.3 | 997.4 | 918.2 | 762.4 | 1,085.4 | 730.7 | 694.1 | 477.3 | 411.7 | 495.2 |
Theft | 246 | 251 | 226 | 191 | 223 | 175 | 145 | 167 | 192 | 197 | 151 | 131 | 136 |
per 100,000 | 2,156.0 | 2,232.5 | 2,026.0 | 1,700.6 | 2,003.8 | 1,590.9 | 1,316.0 | 1,510.5 | 1,710.9 | 1,873.2 | 1,441.4 | 1,254.2 | 1,320.6 |
Auto thefts | 22 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 21 |
per 100,000 | 192.8 | 222.4 | 233.1 | 258.2 | 314.5 | 263.6 | 118.0 | 135.7 | 106.9 | 180.7 | 171.8 | 114.9 | 203.9 |
Arson | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
per 100,000 | 52.6 | 44.5 | 17.9 | 44.5 | 98.8 | 54.5 | 36.3 | 18.1 | 35.6 | 47.5 | 19.1 | 28.7 | 29.1 |
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 283.8) | 291.5 | 264.9 | 274.1 | 267.4 | 287.4 | 276.3 | 218.9 | 322.7 | 270.7 | 326.2 | 316.7 | 272.0 | 357.3 |
City-data.com crime index counts serious crimes more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Bluefield detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.72 |
West Virginia average: | 2.44 |
Bluefield, West Virginia accommodation & food services, waste management - Economy and Business Data
Here: | 6.9% |
West Virginia: | 6.2% |
Unemployment by year (%)
Historical population
Historical housing units
Population change in the 1990s: -1,664 (-12.7%).
- Retail trade (19%)
- Manufacturing (11%)
- Health care and social assistance (10%)
- Transportation and warehousing (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (29%)
- Retail trade (20%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Information (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Production occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (25%)
- Sales and related occupations (15%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Average climate in Bluefield, West Virginia
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Bluefield-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/4/1974, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 28.3 miles away from the Bluefield city center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/4/1974, a category F3 tornado 38.8 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Bluefield-area historical earthquake activity is near West Virginia state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 162.7 miles away from the city center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 38.9 miles away from Bluefield center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 42.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 40.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 157.8 miles away from Bluefield center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 183.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Mercer County (22) is a lot greater than the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 10, Landslides: 6, Mudslides: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: John Forbes Nash, Jr. - Mathematician, James E. Brown III - Aviator, Carey Bailey - America football player and coach, Denise Giardina - Novelist, John S. Knight - Soilder, Anna Stuart - Soap opera actor, Billy Wayne Bailey - Politician, Charlie Barnett (actor) - Actor, Dan Bowling - Virginia Politician, James Kee - Politician.
Main business address for: FIRST CENTURY BANKSHARES INC (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS).
Hospitals and medical centers in Bluefield:
- BLUEFIELD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Proprietary, provides emergency services, 500 CHERRY ST)
- COMMUNITY HOSPICES OF AMERICA (BOX 6364)
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL (provides emergency services, 1333 SOUTHVIEW DRIVE POB 1190)
- GLENWOOD PARK METHODIST HOME (ROUTE 1)
- MAPLES NURSING HOME (1600 BLAND STREET)
- MERCER NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC (PO BOX 410)
- FMC - TWO VIRGINIAS (400 CHERRY ST)
Airports and heliports located in Bluefield:
- Mercer County Airport (BLF) (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 1,800, Itinerant Ops: 10,000, Local Ops: 4,500, Military Ops: 100)
- Bluefield Regional Medical Center Heliport (WV69)
- Bluefield Regional Medical Center Heliport (WV34)
College/University in Bluefield:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bluefield:
- Concord University (about 17 miles; Athens, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,698)
- Wytheville Community College (about 23 miles; Wytheville, VA; FT enrollment: 2,193)
- New River Community College (about 31 miles; Dublin, VA; FT enrollment: 3,007)
- New River Community and Technical College (about 37 miles; Beckley, WV; FT enrollment: 2,234)
- Radford University (about 38 miles; Radford, VA; FT enrollment: 9,426)
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (about 44 miles; Blacksburg, VA; FT enrollment: 30,984)
- Roanoke College (about 65 miles; Salem, VA; FT enrollment: 2,316)
Public high school in Bluefield:
- BLUEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 656, Location: 535 WEST CUMBERLAND ROAD, Grades: 9-12)
Private high school in Bluefield:
Public elementary/middle schools in Bluefield:
- BLUEFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 576, Location: 2002 STADIUM DRIVE, Grades: 6-8)
- BLUEFIELD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 310, Location: 1301 SOUTHVIEW DRIVE, Grades: 3-5)
- BLUEWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 220, Location: 205 BLUEWELL SCHOOL RD, Grades: PK-5)
- BRUSHFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 202, Location: 140 BRUSHFORK SCHOOL ROAD, Grades: KG-5)
- CERES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 189, Location: 3716 MAPLE ACRES ROAD, Grades: KG-5)
- MEMORIAL SCHOOL (Location: 319 MEMORIAL AVE, Grades: KG-2)
- WHITETHORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 1919 MARYLAND AVENUE, Grades: KG-2)
User submitted facts and corrections:
- home of Phyliss Church
Notable locations in Bluefield: Bluefield Country Club (A), Kendell Plaza Shoping Center (B), Bluefield Elks Club Golf Course (C), Bluefield Fire Department Station 1 (D), Bluefield West Virginia Rescue Squad (E), Bluefield Fire Department Station 3 (F), Wendell G Hardway Library (G), Union Mission Home (H), Bluefield City Hall (I), Craft Memorial Library (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Bluefield Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Main business address in Bluefield: FIRST CENTURY BANKSHARES INC (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Bluefield include: Baptist Chapel (A), Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (B), Bland Street Methodist Church (C), Calvary Baptist Church (D), Christ Episcopal Church (E), Church of Christ (F), Church of God (G), Church of the Nazarene (H), College Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Walnut Grove Cemetery (1), Maple Park Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Bluefield include: Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District (1), Montvale Park (2), Mitchell Stadium (3), Wade Athletic field (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: K & K Music CO of Bluefield Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2507 Bluefield Avenue) (1), Mercer County Convention & Visitor's Bureau (500 Bland Street) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Knights Inn (3144 East Cumberland Road) (1), Dian-Lee House Bed & Breakfast (2109 Jefferson Street) (2), Econo Lodge Bluefield (3400 Cumberland Road) (3), Economy Inn (3206 East Cumberland Road) (4), Bluefield Knights Inn (3144 E Cumberland Rd) (5), Ramada Inn East River Mountain (3175 E Cumberland Rd) (6). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Mercer County - County Tax Office (Bluefield Municipal) (1), Mercer County Courthouse - Magistrate Court- Roy Compton (100 Rogers Street) (2), United States Government - District Court- Judge (Federal Building) (3), United States Government - District Court- Federal Magistrate (Federal Building) (4), United States Government - District Court- Clerk (Federal Building) (5), United States Government - District Attorney's Ofc- Justice Dept- District Court- District Atto (Federal Building) (6). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2005 was 59.0. This is better than average.
City: | 59.0 |
U.S.: | 74.7 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2000 was 22.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 22.0 |
U.S.: | 20.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2005 was 14.5. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 1.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 14.5 |
U.S.: | 9.4 |
(20.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.8% for Black residents, 25.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 38.5% for American Indian residents, 36.4% for other race residents, 12.0% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bluefield, WV
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Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
People in group quarters in Bluefield in 2010:
- 123 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 41 people in college/university student housing
- 14 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 6 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 4 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Bluefield in 2000:
- 162 people in nursing homes
- 15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 5 people in other group homes
- 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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Banks with branches in Bluefield (2011 data):
- First Century Bank, Inc.: College Avenue Branch, Century Square Drive-Thru Branch, at 500 Federal Street. Info updated 2012/01/26: Bank assets: $417.5 mil, Deposits: $353.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: First Century Bankshares, Inc.
- First Community Bank: Bluefield Branch, Mercer Mall Branch, Messenger Service Branch. Info updated 2011/07/12: Bank assets: $2,144.1 mil, Deposits: $1,561.3 mil, headquarters in Bluefield, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 58 total offices, Holding Company: First Community Bancshares, Inc.
- MCNB Bank and Trust Co.: E. Cumberland Branch at 3152 E. Cumberland Road, branch established on 2001/11/06. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $320.0 mil, Deposits: $284.1 mil, headquarters in Welch, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Mcnb Banks, Inc.
Here: | 10.5 |
West Virginia average: | 11.1 |


Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Bluefield city (based on Mercer County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 17,020 | 100 |
Mainline Protestant | 6,683 | 51 |
Catholic | 1,560 | 2 |
Other | 486 | 5 |
Black Protestant | 95 | 7 |
Orthodox | 76 | 1 |
None | 36,344 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Mercer County: | 2.29 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Mercer County: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Mercer County: | 5.88 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 6.20 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 13.5% |
West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Mercer County: | 28.5% |
West Virginia: | 31.1% |
This county: | 13.4% |
State: | 13.1% |
Health and Nutrition:
Bluefield: | 50.6% |
West Virginia: | 50.5% |
Bluefield: | 47.3% |
West Virginia: | 47.3% |
This city: | 28.9 |
State: | 28.6 |
This city: | 18.8% |
West Virginia: | 21.2% |
This city: | 11.4% |
State: | 10.4% |
This city: | 6.8 |
West Virginia: | 6.9 |
This city: | 35.2% |
State: | 34.2% |
Bluefield: | 56.1% |
West Virginia: | 56.8% |
Bluefield: | 77.9% |
West Virginia: | 77.9% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Bluefield, WV Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2013) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Financial Administration | 6 | $18,241 | $36,482 | 0 | $0 |
Other Government Administration | 7 | $15,467 | $26,515 | 0 | $0 |
Judicial and Legal | 5 | $7,529 | $18,070 | 0 | $0 |
Police Protection - Officers | 21 | $62,034 | $35,448 | 0 | $0 |
Police - Other | 9 | $14,040 | $18,720 | 7 | $6,020 |
Firefighters | 21 | $60,801 | $34,743 | 0 | $0 |
Streets and Highways | 15 | $27,688 | $22,150 | 0 | $0 |
Solid Waste Management | 14 | $24,100 | $20,657 | 0 | $0 |
Sewerage | 40 | $107,217 | $32,165 | 1 | $1,220 |
Parks and Recreation | 4 | $11,416 | $34,248 | 1 | $1,825 |
Transit | 16 | $40,017 | $30,013 | 18 | $36,711 |
Other and Unallocable | 7 | $17,061 | $29,247 | 1 | $2,809 |
Totals for Government | 165 | $405,611 | $29,499 | 28 | $48,585 |
Bluefield government finances - Expenditure in 2006 (per resident):
- Construction - General - Other: $338,000 ($32.35)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $4,188,000 ($400.84)
Police Protection: $1,839,000 ($176.01)
Local Fire Protection: $1,226,000 ($117.34)
Regular Highways: $1,117,000 ($106.91)
Parks and Recreation: $822,000 ($78.68)
Transit Utilities: $742,000 ($71.02)
Solid Waste Management: $650,000 ($62.21)
General Public Buildings: $441,000 ($42.21)
Central Staff Services: $357,000 ($34.17)
Financial Administration: $343,000 ($32.83)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $139,000 ($13.30)
General - Other: $95,000 ($9.09)
Judicial and Legal Services: $84,000 ($8.04)
Libraries: $27,000 ($2.58)
- Employee Retirement - Benefit Payments: $888,000 ($84.99)
Total Cash and Deposits: $716,000 ($68.53)
Corporate Bonds: $665,000 ($63.65)
Withdrawals: $82,000 ($7.85)
- General - Interest on Debt: $243,000 ($23.26)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Sewerage: $12,000 ($1.15)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $322,000 ($30.82)
Sewerage: $169,000 ($16.18)
Transit Utilities: $89,000 ($8.52)
General Public Building: $87,000 ($8.33)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,738,000 ($357.77)
Bluefield government finances - Revenue in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $5,032,000 ($481.62)
All Other: $543,000 ($51.97)
Solid Waste Management: $462,000 ($44.22)
Parking Facilities: $161,000 ($15.41)
Parks and Recreation: $141,000 ($13.50)
- Employee Retirement - Earnings on Investments (calculated): $442,000 ($42.30)
From Parent Local Government: $406,000 ($38.86)
From Other Governments: $316,000 ($30.25)
Local Employee Contribution: $89,000 ($8.52)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $827,000 ($79.15)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $808,000 ($77.34)
General Revenue, NEC: $772,000 ($73.89)
Fines and Forfeits: $286,000 ($27.37)
Donations From Private Sources: $61,000 ($5.84)
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $230,000 ($22.01)
- State Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $453,000 ($43.36)
General Local Government Support: $49,000 ($4.69)
- Tax - Occupation and Business License, NEC: $2,368,000 ($226.65)
Property: $786,000 ($75.23)
Public Utilities Sales: $507,000 ($48.53)
Other License: $325,000 ($31.11)
Other Selective Sales: $90,000 ($8.61)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $31,000 ($2.97)
Bluefield government finances - Debt in 2006 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,397,000 ($1952.24)
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $20,195,000 ($1932.91)
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,096,000 ($870.60)
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,397,000 ($803.69)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $699,000 ($66.90)
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $202,000 ($19.33)
Bluefield government finances - Cash and Securities in 2006 (per resident):
- Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $5,750,000 ($550.34)
Total Federal Securities: $273,000 ($26.13)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,195,000 ($1932.91)
4.68% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,182 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.68% |
West Virginia average: | 5.16% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Tazewell County, VA | |
from McDowell County, WV | |
from Raleigh County, WV |
4.46% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($32,143 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.46% |
West Virginia average: | 5.13% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($481 average AGI)
Mercer County: 0.06% West Virginia average: 0.02%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Tazewell County, VA | |
to McDowell County, WV | |
to Raleigh County, WV |
Strongest AM radio stations in Bluefield:
- WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WKEZ (1240 AM; 1 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WAMN (1050 AM; 1 kW; GREEN VALLEY, WV; Owner: WAMN, INC.)
- WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WTZE (1470 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bluefield:
- WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
- WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
- WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
- WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- W244BB (96.7 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
- WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
- WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
- WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
- WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Bluefield:
- WVVA (Channel 6; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: WVVA TELEVISON, INC.)
- WLFB (Channel 40; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 17Number of bridges
- 165m541ftTotal length
- $10,250,000Total costs
- 77,415Total average daily traffic
- 11,443Total average daily truck traffic
- 1Before 1900
- 31920-1929
- 11930-1939
- 11940-1949
- 31960-1969
- 21970-1979
- 21980-1989
- 42000-2009
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 103 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Bluefield, WV)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 28 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 169 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bluefield)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 13 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Bluefield)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bluefield and their reported violations in the past:
BLUEWELL PSD (Population served: 6,135, Surface water):Past health violations:GREEN VALLEY GLENWOOD PSD GLENWOOD (Population served: 5,775, Surface water):Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2013 and SEP-2013, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-13-2013), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-13-2013), St Public Notif received (DEC-08-2013)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2012 and JUN-2012, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-02-2012), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-02-2012), St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2012), St Public Notif received (JUL-02-2012)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2012 and MAR-2012, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-02-2012), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-02-2012), St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2012), St Public Notif received (JUL-02-2012)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2011 and DEC-2011, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-09-2012), St Public Notif requested (FEB-21-2012), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-21-2012)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2011 and SEP-2011, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-07-2011), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-07-2011), St Compliance achieved (FEB-09-2012)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2010 and JUN-2010, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAY-26-2010), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-07-2010), St Public Notif requested (JUL-07-2010), St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2010)
- 4 other older health violations
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2011 and JUN-2011, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-01-2011), St Public Notif requested (AUG-27-2011), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-27-2011), St Public Notif received (APR-05-2012)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2011 and JUN-2011, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-01-2011), St Public Notif requested (AUG-27-2011), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-27-2011), St Public Notif received (APR-05-2012)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between OCT-2010 and DEC-2010, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-28-2011), St Compliance achieved (FEB-15-2011)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between OCT-2010 and DEC-2010, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-28-2011), St Compliance achieved (FEB-15-2011)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2010 and MAR-2010, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-30-2010), St Compliance achieved (MAY-06-2010), St Public Notif received (MAY-26-2010)
- 17 regular monitoring violations
- 3 other older monitoring violations
Past health violations:GREEN VALLEY GLENWOOD PSD BULLTAIL (Population served: 1,869, Surface water):Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-19-2006), St Public Notif requested (OCT-07-2006), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-07-2006), St Public Notif received (NOV-02-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAR-31-2006), St Public Notif requested (MAY-02-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-02-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-05-2006), St Compliance achieved (JUL-19-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-16-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-16-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-31-2006), St Compliance achieved (JUL-19-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-16-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-16-2006), St Compliance achieved (FEB-21-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-31-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-02-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-02-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-16-2006), St Compliance achieved (FEB-21-2006)
- Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JUL-2010 and SEP-2010, Contaminant: CARBON, TOTAL. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-20-2010), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-20-2010), St Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2011), St Public Notif received (AUG-05-2013)
Past health violations:DANIELS COMPANY (Population served: 39, Groundwater):
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-18-2005), St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-01-2005), St Public Notif received (2 times from DEC-05-2005 to FEB-14-2006)
Past health violations:Past monitoring violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) - In MAR-2013, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-01-2013), St Public Notif requested (MAY-09-2013), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-09-2013)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) - In FEB-2013, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-03-2013), St Formal NOV issued (APR-03-2013), St Compliance achieved (MAY-01-2013), St Public Notif received (MAY-08-2013)
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In APR-2013, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-01-2013), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-30-2013)
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In JAN-2013, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-06-2013), St Compliance achieved (MAY-01-2013)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bluefield that have no violations reported:
- BLUEFIELD VALLEY WATERWORKS (Serves VA, Population served: 415, Primary Water Source Type: Purch surface water)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
- Fire: 87
- Hazardous Condition: 130
- Service Call: 8
- Good Intent Call: 21
Incident types - Bluefield
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Bluefield, West Virginia:
- Econo Lodge, 3400 Cumberland Rd, Bluefield, West Virginia 24701 , Phone: (304) 327-8171, Fax: (304) 324-4259
- Knights Inn, 3144 E Cumberland Rd, Bluefield, West Virginia 24701 , Phone: (304) 325-2200, Fax: (304) 325-5200
- Briar Motel, 3206 Cumberland Rd, Bluefield, West Virginia 24701 , Phone: (304) 325-9111
- Quality Hotel and Conference Center, 3350 Big Laurel Hwy, Bluefield, West Virginia 24701 , Phone: (304) 325-6170, Fax: (304) 323-2451
- Econolodge, 3400 E Cumberland Rd, Bluefield, West Virginia 24701 , Phone: (304) 327-8171, Fax: (304) 324-4259
Most common first names in Bluefield, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 315 | 71.9 years |
William | 278 | 74.0 years |
Mary | 269 | 79.1 years |
John | 263 | 73.6 years |
Robert | 224 | 70.6 years |
Charles | 166 | 71.3 years |
George | 113 | 75.2 years |
Margaret | 107 | 74.7 years |
Helen | 98 | 76.0 years |
Virginia | 97 | 77.7 years |
Most common last names in Bluefield, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Bailey | 118 | 76.6 years |
Smith | 117 | 75.0 years |
Taylor | 99 | 73.0 years |
Johnson | 91 | 71.6 years |
Thompson | 91 | 75.1 years |
Brown | 74 | 76.4 years |
Williams | 73 | 75.7 years |
Jones | 69 | 74.7 years |
Harris | 63 | 75.5 years |
Davis | 62 | 77.8 years |
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (49%)
- Electricity (44%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
Businesses in Bluefield, WV | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
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AT&T | 1 | Kincaid | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 1 | Kmart | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Knights Inn | 1 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Kroger | 1 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
Arby's | 1 | Lane Furniture | 2 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
CVS | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Nike | 3 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 2 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Deb | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
FedEx | 5 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Sears | 2 | |
GNC | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
GameStop | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
H&R Block | 2 | Subway | 3 | |
Hardee's | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
Honda | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | UPS | 3 | |
Justice | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | Wendy's | 1 |
Bluefield compared to West Virginia state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
Bluefield on our top lists:
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of murders per 100,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 5,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"

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