COMPARING TWO PLACES
Raysal vs Bluefield
PLACE A
Raysal, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Bluefield, Virginia
Raysal is 97% smaller than Bluefield. Bluefield earns more, with a median household income $22,887 higher. Bluefield has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -22%).
RAYSALBLUEFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population1624,839−97% vs Bluefield
Population density132510−378
Population growth-21.7%-6.4%−15.3 pts
Median age20.642.2−21.6
Male29.0%50.2%−21.1 pts
Female71.0%49.8%+21.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.5%88.5%+9.0 pts
Black0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other2.5%1.9%+0.6 pts
Median household income$31,154$54,041−$22,887
Per capita income$23,381$34,791−$11,410
Poverty rate35.2%15.6%+19.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2810.528−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%29.8%−29.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%11.6%−11.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation59.7%52.3%+7.4 pts
Median home value$94,400$152,500−$58,100
Median gross rent–$870–
Owner-occupied90.9%64.2%+26.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate70.5%7.3%+63.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%51.0%−51.0 pts
Average commute–28.9–
Worked from home0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured37.7%2.1%+35.6 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024