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Population (year 2000): 5,078. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,989 (-1.8% change)
Males: 2,350 (46.3%), Females: 2,728 (53.7%)
Tazewell County
Zip code:
24605
Median resident age: 44.8 years
Median household income: $32,157 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,600 (year 2000)
Races in Bluefield:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.0%)
- Black (4.9%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Asian Indian (0.5%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (21.1%), German
(9.5%), Irish (8.4%), English (6.4%), Italian (2.7%),
Scotch-Irish (2.2%).
Elevation: 2389 feet
Land area: 7.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bluefield
- High school or higher: 78.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bluefield town
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 57.0%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 12.6%
- Divorced: 9.2%
3.2% Foreign born (2.1% Asia, 0.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -301 (-5.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bluefield:
- BLUEFIELD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles;
BLUEFIELD, WV)
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV)
- HEALTHSOUTH SOUTHERN HILLS REHAB HOS (about 17
miles; PRINCETON, WV)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bluefield:
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 39 miles; BECKLEY,
WV; ID: BKW)
- GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 75 miles; LEWISBURG, WV;
ID: LWB)
- YEAGER (about 81 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bluefield:
- MERCER COUNTY (about 6 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; ID: BLF)
- WELCH MUNI (about 21 miles; WELCH, WV; ID: I25)
- MOUNTAIN EMPIRE (about 26 miles; MARION/WYTHEVILLE,
VA; ID: MKJ)
College/University in Bluefield:
- BLUEFIELD COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 777;
Location: 3000 COLLEGE DR; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.bluefield.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bluefield:
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 5 miles; BLUEFIELD,
WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,096)
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 24 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT
enrollment: 2,723)
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39
miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; DUBLIN,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT
enrollment: 8,034)
- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about
65 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
- WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 75 miles;
INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
Public high school in Bluefield:
- GRAHAM HIGH (Students: 474; Location: 210
VALLEYDALE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Bluefield:
- FIRST ASSEMBLY CHRISTIAN SCHOO (Students: 30;
Location: 1939 VIRGINIA AVE; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bluefield:
- GRAHAM MIDDLE (Students: 419; Location: 1
ACADEMIC CIR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DUDLEY PRIMARY (Students: 311; Location: 1840
TAZEWELL AVE; Grades: PK - 02)
- GRAHAM INTERMEDIATE (Students: 300; Location:
808 GREEVER AVE; Grades: 03 - 05)
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