Bluewell is home to 1,992 people in West Virginia. At a median age of 67.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the West Virginia median by roughly 41%. Median home value sits at $125,500. 0% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $35,168, below the US median
Bluewell's population equals 3.4% of Mercer County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.8% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 0.8% 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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.7%(18)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17.1%(13)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War35.5%(27)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 76 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
Bluewell, decade by decade
Bluewell 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
2010
2,184
$42,697
$103,002
10.7%
10.7
2020
2,162
$38,193
$144,233
11.4%
20.7
2024
1,992
$35,168
$125,500
15.9%
17.8
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.
