Bluefield is home to 4,979 people in Virginia. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 42%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $152,500. 4% of people here were born outside the United States. At a median age of 42.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Renters pay $870 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,041, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bluefield
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants76.5% → 64.2%(−12.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share95.1% → 88.5%(−6.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$133,924 → $152,500(+14%)US over the same years: +67%
Bluefield's population equals 13% of Tazewell County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 39% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 22% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)4.3%(13)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)3%(9)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.2%(139)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War28.2%(85)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 301 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bluefield, decade by decade
Bluefield population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,363
$59,106
$133,924
20.5%
11.7
2000
5,078
$58,579
$134,256
19.8%
18.9
2010
5,444
$68,872
$135,082
28.1%
25.0
2020
5,096
$55,716
$159,504
21.6%
37.1
2024
4,979
$54,041
$152,500
29.8%
26.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
