COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cedar Bluff vs Bluefield
PLACE A
Cedar Bluff, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Bluefield, Virginia
Cedar Bluff is 79% smaller than Bluefield. Bluefield earns more, with a median household income $16,871 higher.
CEDAR BLUFFBLUEFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,0034,839−79% vs Bluefield
Population density480510−30
Population growth-6.0%-6.4%+0.4 pts
Median age51.442.2+9.2
Male51.2%50.2%+1.0 pts
Female48.8%49.8%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born1.6%3.9%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.5%88.5%+7.1 pts
Black0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%2.5%−1.5 pts
Asian1.2%1.6%−0.4 pts
Other2.2%1.9%+0.3 pts
Median household income$37,170$54,041−$16,871
Per capita income$26,732$34,791−$8,059
Poverty rate17.4%15.6%+1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.528−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%29.8%−15.2 pts
Graduate degree7.6%11.6%−4.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%3.4%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation41.1%52.3%−11.2 pts
Median home value$111,800$152,500−$40,700
Median gross rent$860$870−$10
Owner-occupied63.9%64.2%−0.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.0%7.3%+6.7 pts
Rent-burdened households57.3%51.0%+6.3 pts
Average commute24.228.9−4.7
Worked from home2.9%8.1%−5.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.0%2.1%+8.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025