2024 population: 300,346 ( 12,671 from 2020)
Land area: 5090.8 square miles
Population density: 59.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	271,684	90.46%	4.7%
Black:	15,334	5.11%	2.8%
Indian:	758	0.25%	5.9%
Asian:	1,685	0.56%	9.7%
2+ races:	5,753	1.92%	13.1%
Hispanic:	5,132	1.71%	17.9%

Total non-White:	28,662	9.54%	3.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,809	9.4
Deaths:	23,798	19.0
Net Migration:	-1,513	-1.2
Net Immigration:	812	0.6

Change in White population:	-13,532	-4.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	861	0.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
313,017
285,216	91.12%
15,783	5.04%
716	0.23%
1,865	0.60%
5,086	1.62%
4,351	1.39%
27,801	8.88%

2010
341,058
313,596	91.95%
17,478	5.12%
679	0.20%
1,687	0.49%
4,359	1.28%
3,064	0.90%
27,462	8.05%

2000
349,449
322,594	92.32%
19,612	5.61%
708	0.20%
1,445	0.41%
2,713	0.78%
2,211	0.63%
26,855	7.68%

1990
361,237
337,156	93.33%
20,989	5.81%
507	0.14%
1,259	0.35%
n/a
1,326	0.37%
24,081	6.67%

1980
421,442
388,550	92.20%
27,766	6.59%
428	0.10%
1,195	0.28%
n/a
3,307	0.78%
32,892	7.80%

1970
359,770
325,229	90.40%
32,650	9.08%
111	0.03%
329	0.09%
n/a
1,258	0.35%
34,541	9.60%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
32,953	9.7
43,473	12.7
-17,922	-5.3
1,092	0.3

-28,380	-8.3
339	0.1

Number	Rate
2000's
35,449	10.1
40,142	11.5
-4,185	-1.2
518	0.1

-8,998	-2.6
607	0.2

Number	Rate
1990's
41,503	11.5
43,347	12.0
-5,349	-1.5
882	0.2

-14,562	-4.0
2,774	0.8

Number	Rate
1980's
51,189	12.1
42,211	10.0
-67,116	-15.9
n/a

-51,394	-12.2
-8,811	-2.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
32,728	9.1
n/a

63,321	17.6
-1,649	-0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV-VA Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.5
64,110	21.3%
236,236	78.7%
71,979	24.0%

126,320
2.42

81,294	64.4%
59,066	72.7%
7,437	9.1%
45,026	35.6%

2010
Number	Percent
42.9
69,808	20.5%
271,250	79.5%
58,851	17.3%

141,229
2.34

94,427	66.9%
71,042	75.2%
7,929	8.4%
46,802	33.1%

2000
Number	Percent
39.9
75,384	21.6%
274,065	78.4%
56,757	16.2%

143,013
2.37

100,304	70.1%
78,870	78.6%
8,313	8.3%
42,709	29.9%

1990
Number	Percent
35.9
92,719	25.7%
268,518	74.3%
55,952	15.5%

137,504
2.58

102,587	74.6%
83,113	81.0%
7,707	7.5%
34,917	25.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.0
127,926	30.4%
293,516	69.6%
50,221	11.9%

144,526
2.87

115,395	79.8%
97,589	84.6%
6,707	5.8%
29,131	20.2%

2022 Housing Data for Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV-VA Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9,427	7.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	9,783	7.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	7,263	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,538	6.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	7,484	5.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	6,842	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	6,565	5.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,123	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,993	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	10,135	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	11,190	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	15,050	11.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,876	7.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,486	4.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,957	3.1%
$200,000 or more	3,608	2.9%

Median Household Income	46,412
Per Capita Income	26,358

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10,566	8.4%
Public Assistance	3,597	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	26,955	21.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	102,006	54.5%
Unemployed	7,340	3.9%
In Armed Forces	221	0.1%

Total Labor Force	109,567	58.6%
Not in Labor Force	77,548	41.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		45.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	41,718	32,287	56.4%
Non-Profit	2,456	4,431	35.7%
Self-Employed	4,947	3,021	62.1%

Local Government	3,696	5,442	40.4%
State Government	4,287	5,665	43.1%
Federal Government	1,532	2,038	42.9%

Total Private + Self	46,665	35,308	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,971	17,576	40.5%
Total	58,636	52,884	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	20.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11,434	10.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	23,859	21.4%
Professional, Technical	24,637	22.0%
Service Occupations	22,466	20.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	799	0.7%
All others	29,347	26.3%

White Collar		53.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	21,194	19.0%
Retail trade	14,965	13.4%
Educational services	10,901	9.8%
Accommodation and food services	9,229	8.3%
Manufacturing	7,794	7.0%
Public administration	7,062	6.3%
Construction	6,963	6.2%
Other services	5,489	4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,113	3.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3,652	3.3%
Transportation and warehousing	3,633	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,472	3.1%
Finance and insurance	2,441	2.2%
Information	2,324	2.1%
Wholesale trade	2,300	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,039	1.8%
Utilities	1,755	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,281	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,018	0.9%
Management	118	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,527	0.48%
Puerto Rican	880	0.28%
Cuban	307	0.10%
Dominican	111	0.03%

Total Central American	269	0.08%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	185	0.06%
Honduran	46	0.01%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	15	0.00%
Salvadoran	23	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	370	0.12%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	30	0.01%
Chilean	106	0.03%
Colombian	184	0.06%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	50	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,331	0.42%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	362	0.11%
Filipino	354	0.11%
Vietnamese	233	0.07%
Chinese	224	0.07%
Thai	49	0.02%
Korean	29	0.01%
Indonesian	9	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	296,230	97.9%
Spanish	3,337	1.1%
Other Indo-European	709	0.2%
German, other Germanic	693	0.2%
Arabic	397	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	268	0.1%
Chinese	231	0.1%
Other Asian	200	0.1%
Other	175	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	55,467	17.4%
American	40,018	12.6%
Irish	35,734	11.2%
German	29,612	9.3%
Italian	8,621	2.7%
Scottish	4,960	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	4,824	1.5%
European	3,738	1.2%
French	2,828	0.9%
Dutch	2,419	0.8%
Polish	2,304	0.7%
Welsh	1,735	0.5%
British	1,236	0.4%
Hungarian	1,092	0.3%
Norwegian	913	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	317,247	99.6%
Not a citizen	1,330	0.4%

Native	315,640	99.1%
Foreign-born	2,937	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11,688	5.1%	22,905	9.9%	95,784	41.6%	59,726	25.9%	25,471	11.1%	14,846	6.4%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11,688	5.1%
9-12 Years	22,905	9.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	95,784	41.6%
Some College	59,726	25.9%
Bach. Degree	25,471	11.1%
Grad Degree	14,846	6.4%
Average years of education: 12.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	140,477	126,425	14,052	10.0%
1991	142,710	125,739	16,971	11.9%
1992	143,632	125,589	18,043	12.6%
1993	143,018	125,769	17,249	12.1%
1994	143,850	127,715	16,135	11.2%
1995	142,752	129,880	12,872	9.0%
1996	143,824	131,598	12,226	8.5%
1997	143,792	132,496	11,296	7.9%
1998	143,720	132,687	11,033	7.7%
1999	143,607	132,777	10,830	7.5%

2000	138,867	130,048	8,819	6.4%
2001	139,360	131,299	8,061	5.8%
2002	140,953	131,324	9,629	6.8%
2003	138,098	128,174	9,924	7.2%
2004	135,983	127,611	8,372	6.2%
2005	136,821	129,080	7,741	5.7%
2006	139,774	132,197	7,577	5.4%
2007	139,957	132,551	7,406	5.3%
2008	140,172	133,333	6,839	4.9%
2009	142,144	130,136	12,008	8.4%

2010	136,050	123,723	12,327	9.1%
2011	136,467	125,354	11,113	8.1%
2012	135,482	124,658	10,824	8.0%
2013	132,734	122,184	10,550	7.9%
2014	130,100	120,098	10,002	7.7%
2015	128,013	118,436	9,577	7.5%
2016	125,386	116,453	8,933	7.1%
2017	123,627	116,531	7,096	5.7%
2018	123,292	116,396	6,896	5.6%
2019	124,037	117,622	6,415	5.2%

2020	123,280	112,331	10,949	8.9%
2021	120,878	114,274	6,604	5.5%
2022	121,565	116,559	5,006	4.1%
2023	121,872	116,970	4,902	4.0%
2024	121,062	116,002	5,060	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	156,656
Median Value	$113,777

Occupied	126,320	80.6%
Vacant	30,336	19.4%

Owned	94,519	74.8%
Rented	31,801	25.2%
Median Rent	$756

Single-Family Units	114,992	73.4%
Detached	113,198	72.3%
Attached	1,794	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,865	5.0%
Mobile Homes	28,639	18.3%

Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV-VA Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV-VA Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV-VA Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV-VA Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV-VA Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV-VA Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV-VA Market Area