COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bradshaw vs Bluefield
PLACE A
Bradshaw, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Bluefield, Virginia
Bradshaw is 96% smaller than Bluefield. Bluefield earns more, with a median household income $31,925 higher. Bluefield has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -39%).
BRADSHAWBLUEFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population1764,839−96% vs Bluefield
Population density227510−282
Population growth-38.6%-6.4%−32.2 pts
Median age50.842.2+8.6
Male50.8%50.2%+0.6 pts
Female49.2%49.8%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.6%88.5%−2.9 pts
Black2.4%5.5%−3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other11.9%1.9%+10.0 pts
Median household income$22,116$54,041−$31,925
Per capita income$27,458$34,791−$7,333
Poverty rate14.7%15.6%−0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4060.528−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%29.8%−13.2 pts
Graduate degree14.1%11.6%+2.6 pts
Unemployment rate12.6%3.4%+9.2 pts
Labor force participation38.3%52.3%−14.0 pts
Median home value$54,600$152,500−$97,900
Median gross rent$587$870−$283
Owner-occupied58.9%64.2%−5.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%7.3%+6.5 pts
Rent-burdened households42.4%51.0%−8.6 pts
Average commute48.828.9+19.9
Worked from home34.0%8.1%+25.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.9%2.1%+6.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025