COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lashmeet vs Bluefield
PLACE A
Lashmeet, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Bluefield, Virginia
Lashmeet is 86% smaller than Bluefield. Bluefield earns more, with a median household income $7,712 higher. Bluefield has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -15%).
LASHMEETBLUEFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population6554,839−86% vs Bluefield
Population density873510+364
Population growth-14.6%-6.4%−8.2 pts
Median age52.742.2+10.5
Male40.0%50.2%−10.2 pts
Female60.0%49.8%+10.2 pts
Foreign-born2.4%3.9%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.6%88.5%+9.1 pts
Black0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%2.5%−0.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Median household income$46,329$54,041−$7,712
Per capita income$34,121$34,791−$670
Poverty rate13.0%15.6%−2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3050.528−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher6.2%29.8%−23.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%11.6%−11.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation62.1%52.3%+9.8 pts
Median home value$187,500$152,500+$35,000
Median gross rent$581$870−$289
Owner-occupied84.7%64.2%+20.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%51.0%−51.0 pts
Average commute27.928.9−1.0
Worked from home3.8%8.1%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.9%2.1%+0.8 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024