COMPARING TWO PLACES
Beckley vs Bluefield
PLACE A
Beckley, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Bluefield, Virginia
Beckley is 238% larger than Bluefield. Bluefield earns more, with a median household income $8,215 higher.
BECKLEYBLUEFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population16,3734,839+238% vs Bluefield
Population density1,724510+1,214
Population growth-1.9%-6.4%+4.5 pts
Median age42.342.2+0.1
Male48.8%50.2%−1.4 pts
Female51.2%49.8%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born3.0%3.9%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.6%88.5%−17.8 pts
Black16.5%5.5%+11.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.6%2.5%+1.1 pts
Asian2.7%1.6%+1.0 pts
Other6.7%1.9%+4.8 pts
Median household income$45,826$54,041−$8,215
Per capita income$31,431$34,791−$3,360
Poverty rate28.9%15.6%+13.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5360.528Even
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%29.8%−0.7 pts
Graduate degree12.0%11.6%+0.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%3.4%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation50.4%52.3%−2.0 pts
Median home value$158,000$152,500+$5,500
Median gross rent$869$870−$1
Owner-occupied55.4%64.2%−8.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.3%7.3%+11.0 pts
Rent-burdened households51.1%51.0%+0.2 pts
Average commute16.528.9−12.4
Worked from home7.3%8.1%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured3.0%2.1%+0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025