COMPARING TWO PLACES
Big Rock vs Bluefield
PLACE A
Big Rock, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Bluefield, Virginia
Big Rock is 100% smaller than Bluefield. Bluefield earns more, with a median household income $31,791 higher.
BIG ROCKBLUEFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population64,839−100% vs Bluefield
Population density18510−491
Population growth–-6.4%–
Median age62.142.2+19.9
Male50.0%50.2%−0.2 pts
Female50.0%49.8%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%88.5%+11.5 pts
Black0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Median household income$22,250$54,041−$31,791
Per capita income$48,875$34,791+$14,084
Poverty rate0.0%15.6%−15.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4550.528−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher50.0%29.8%+20.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%11.6%−11.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation100.0%52.3%+47.7 pts
Median home value$155,000$152,500+$2,500
Median gross rent–$870–
Owner-occupied100.0%64.2%+35.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%51.0%+49.0 pts
Average commute–28.9–
Worked from home0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024