COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brush Fork vs Bluefield
PLACE A
Brush Fork, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Bluefield, Virginia
Brush Fork is 77% smaller than Bluefield. Brush Fork earns more, with a median household income $16,057 higher.
BRUSH FORKBLUEFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,0964,839−77% vs Bluefield
Population density577510+67
Population growth-11.0%-6.4%−4.6 pts
Median age47.742.2+5.5
Male45.7%50.2%−4.4 pts
Female54.3%49.8%+4.4 pts
Foreign-born1.5%3.9%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.3%88.5%+5.9 pts
Black0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other5.7%1.9%+3.7 pts
Median household income$70,098$54,041+$16,057
Per capita income$31,677$34,791−$3,114
Poverty rate9.2%15.6%−6.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3670.528−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%29.8%−11.2 pts
Graduate degree7.8%11.6%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation45.5%52.3%−6.8 pts
Median home value$90,000$152,500−$62,500
Median gross rent$781$870−$89
Owner-occupied89.9%64.2%+25.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.0%7.3%+6.7 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%51.0%+49.0 pts
Average commute19.328.9−9.6
Worked from home14.1%8.1%+6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.2%2.1%+0.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024