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Population (year 2000): 11,451. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,119 (-2.9% change)
Males: 5,241 (45.8%), Females: 6,210 (54.2%)
Mercer County
Zip code:
24701
Median resident age: 42.2 years
Median household income: $27,672 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,500 (year 2000)
Races in Bluefield:
- White Non-Hispanic (75.5%)
- Black (22.1%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (16.1%), German
(11.1%), English (11.0%), Irish (10.0%), Italian (2.8%),
Scottish (2.3%).
Elevation: 2611 feet
Land area: 8.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bluefield
- High school or higher: 79.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
- Unemployed: 9.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bluefield city
- Never married: 25.5%
- Now married: 48.0%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 13.3%
- Divorced: 11.7%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -1,664 (-12.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Bluefield:
- BLUEFIELD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (500 CHERRY
ST)
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL (1333 SOUTHVIEW DRIVE POB
1190)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bluefield:
- HEALTHSOUTH SOUTHERN HILLS REHAB HOS (about 13
miles; PRINCETON, WV)
- PRINCETON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
PRINCETON, WV)
- TAZEWELL COMMUNITY HOSP (about 23 miles; TAZEWELL,
VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bluefield:
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 37 miles; BECKLEY,
WV; ID: BKW)
- GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 71 miles; LEWISBURG, WV;
ID: LWB)
- YEAGER (about 80 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bluefield:
- MERCER COUNTY (about 2 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; ID:
BLF)
- WELCH MUNI (about 24 miles; WELCH, WV; ID: I25)
- MOUNTAIN EMPIRE (about 28 miles; MARION/WYTHEVILLE,
VA; ID: MKJ)
Colleges/Universities in Bluefield:
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 2,096; Location: 219 ROCK ST; Public;
Website: www.bluefield.wvnet.edu)
- BLUEFIELD COLLEGE OF EVANGELISM (FT
enrollment: 25; Location: Evangelism Road; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.bce.edu)
- BLUEFIELD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Location:
500 CHERRY ST; Private, not-for-profit)
- LITTLE FRENCH BEAUTY ACADEMY (Location: PO
BOX 1143; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Bluefield:
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 20 miles; ATHENS, WV;
Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; DUBLIN,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43
miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT
enrollment: 8,034)
- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about
61 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
- WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 75 miles;
INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
- NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 79 miles; SALEM,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
Public high school in Bluefield:
- BLUEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 651;
Location: 535 W CUMBERLAND RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bluefield:
- BLUEFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 617;
Location: 2002 STADIUM DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BLUEFIELD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 347;
Location: 1301 SOUTHVIEW DRIVE; Grades: 03 - 05)
- BRUSHFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 244;
Location: RR 4 BOX 93; Grades: KG - 05)
- MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 226;
Location: 319 MEMORIAL AVE; Grades: KG - 02)
- WHITETHORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 175;
Location: 1919 MARYLAND AVE; Grades: KG - 02)
- BLUEWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 173;
Location: RR 4 BOX 480; Grades: PK - 05)
- CERES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 138;
Location: RR 2 BOX 189; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Bluefield:
- VALLEY VIEW ADVENTIST SCHOOL (Students: 11;
Location: PO BOX 6220; Grades: 2 - 8)
Library in Bluefield:
- CRAFT MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $530,308; Location: 600 COMMERCE STREET; 107,623
books; 2,067 audio materials; 1,091 video materials; 169
serial subscriptions)
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