COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mount Hope vs Bluefield
PLACE A
Mount Hope, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Bluefield, Virginia
Mount Hope is 74% smaller than Bluefield. Bluefield earns more, with a median household income $19,666 higher. Bluefield has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -20%).
MOUNT HOPEBLUEFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,2344,839−74% vs Bluefield
Population density662510+153
Population growth-20.4%-6.4%−14.0 pts
Median age39.842.2−2.4
Male45.1%50.2%−5.0 pts
Female54.9%49.8%+5.0 pts
Foreign-born0.2%3.9%−3.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.4%88.5%−10.1 pts
Black19.3%5.5%+13.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other2.3%1.9%+0.4 pts
Median household income$34,375$54,041−$19,666
Per capita income$21,475$34,791−$13,316
Poverty rate32.3%15.6%+16.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4510.528−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%29.8%−17.6 pts
Graduate degree4.4%11.6%−7.2 pts
Unemployment rate14.6%3.4%+11.2 pts
Labor force participation43.0%52.3%−9.3 pts
Median home value$101,000$152,500−$51,500
Median gross rent$549$870−$321
Owner-occupied51.5%64.2%−12.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.9%7.3%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households40.6%51.0%−10.4 pts
Average commute20.428.9−8.5
Worked from home5.5%8.1%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.7%2.1%+6.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025