COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bluefield vs Pulaski
PLACE A
Bluefield, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Pulaski, Tennessee
Bluefield is 42% smaller than Pulaski. Bluefield earns more, with a median household income $5,503 higher. Pulaski has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -6%).
BLUEFIELDPULASKIDIFFERENCE
Total population4,8398,394−42% vs Pulaski
Population density5101,107−598
Population growth-6.4%6.7%−13.1 pts
Median age42.237.2+5.0
Male50.2%47.5%+2.6 pts
Female49.8%52.5%−2.6 pts
Foreign-born3.9%2.3%+1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.5%65.7%+22.7 pts
Black5.5%21.6%−16.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.5%3.3%−0.8 pts
Asian1.6%0.2%+1.5 pts
Other1.9%9.2%−7.3 pts
Median household income$54,041$48,538+$5,503
Per capita income$34,791$29,471+$5,320
Poverty rate15.6%25.7%−10.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5280.482+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.8%20.8%+9.0 pts
Graduate degree11.6%5.4%+6.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.4%7.2%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation52.3%53.5%−1.2 pts
Median home value$152,500$194,400−$41,900
Median gross rent$870$835+$35
Owner-occupied64.2%46.7%+17.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.3%14.5%−7.3 pts
Rent-burdened households51.0%37.4%+13.5 pts
Average commute28.924.5+4.4
Worked from home8.1%7.0%+1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.1%8.1%−6.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025