COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rainelle vs Bluefield
PLACE A
Rainelle, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Bluefield, Virginia
Rainelle is 76% smaller than Bluefield. Bluefield earns more, with a median household income $18,416 higher. Bluefield has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -21%).
RAINELLEBLUEFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,1804,839−76% vs Bluefield
Population density1,060510+551
Population growth-20.9%-6.4%−14.5 pts
Median age48.842.2+6.6
Male45.9%50.2%−4.3 pts
Female54.1%49.8%+4.3 pts
Foreign-born0.2%3.9%−3.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.5%88.5%−0.0 pts
Black0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%2.5%−1.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other10.4%1.9%+8.4 pts
Median household income$35,625$54,041−$18,416
Per capita income$21,745$34,791−$13,046
Poverty rate29.8%15.6%+14.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4720.528−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%29.8%−17.2 pts
Graduate degree0.7%11.6%−10.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%3.4%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation44.8%52.3%−7.5 pts
Median home value$80,800$152,500−$71,700
Median gross rent$663$870−$207
Owner-occupied66.9%64.2%+2.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%7.3%+5.2 pts
Rent-burdened households47.5%51.0%−3.5 pts
Average commute31.828.9+2.9
Worked from home3.6%8.1%−4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.2%2.1%+2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025