Bluefield, WV Population

Overview

9,699

Total Population

43.0

Median age

58.00%

Female population %

72.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

355

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Bluefield's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bluefield is 43.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bluefield's population under 18 was 19.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bluefield's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bluefield, 17.69% were under the age of 15, 17.32% aged 15 to 29, 44.54% aged 30 to 64, 17.51% aged 65 to 84, and 2.94% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,551 more females than males in Bluefield:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.00% females and 42.00% males in Bluefield, WV.
The Bluefield, WV gender ratio is 72.4:100 i.e. 72.4 men to 100 women (0.724).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 505.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 513.

Bluefield's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bluefield population: 66.82% are White, 24.26% are Black or African American, 0.02% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.31% are Asian, 0.70% are some other race and 7.89% are multiracial.
Bluefield's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 355 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,344 (96.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bluefield is White with a population of 6,481 (66.82% of the total population).

Bluefield's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 11,402 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bluefield's population decreased by 959 (8.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bluefield's population decreased by 835 (8.00%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Bluefield's population was lowest in year 2022 at 9,408.