Latest news about poverty in Bluefield, WV collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
18.0% of Bluefield, WV residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was about the same as the poverty level of 17.9% across the entire state of West Virginia. 14.9% of high school graduates and 9.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 21.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 56.7%. For comparison, it was 35.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bluefield, WV
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bluefield:
18.0%
Whole state:
17.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bluefield:
8.8%
Whole state:
8.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bluefield:
21.6%
West Virginia:
24.7%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 25.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bluefield:
31.2%
West Virginia:
26.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
56.7%
Residents above poverty level:
35.3%
Poverty by age in Bluefield, WV
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bluefield,WV (percentage below poverty level)
27.8%Under 5 years
89.7%5 years
18.5%6 to 11 years
12.6%12 to 14 years
12.1%15 years
78.6%16 and 17 years
32.6%18 to 24 years
2.8%25 to 34 years
17.8%35 to 44 years
16.5%45 to 54 years
11.1%55 to 64 years
11.9%65 to 74 years
5.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bluefield,WV (percentage below poverty level)
34.0%Under 5 years
20.5%5 years
43.1%6 to 11 years
12.5%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
78.0%16 and 17 years
22.6%18 to 24 years
18.1%25 to 34 years
25.6%35 to 44 years
23.5%45 to 54 years
17.1%55 to 64 years
6.8%65 to 74 years
12.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bluefield,WV (% below half of poverty level)
21.4%Under 6 years
13.9%6 to 11 years
8.7%12 to 17 years
10.2%18 to 24 years
4.0%25 to 34 years
10.8%35 to 44 years
12.7%45 to 54 years
6.8%55 to 64 years
1.5%65 to 74 years
5.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bluefield, WV
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bluefield, WV (%)
15.9%White
26.7%Black
0.0%Asian
50.3%Other race
27.2%2+ races
34.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bluefield, WV (absolute numbers)
994White
553Black
0Asian
42Other race
2022+ races
105Hispanic
19.4%Below poverty level
80.6%Above poverty level
8.7%Below poverty level
91.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bluefield, WV
Children below poverty level:
Bluefield, West Virginia:
31.8%
State:
24.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bluefield:
14.9%
West Virginia:
12.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bluefield:
9.4%
West Virginia:
33.6%
24.3%Married-couple family
3.7%Male, no wife present
72.1%Female, no husband present
3.0%Worked full-time, year-round
15.0%Worked part-time
82.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
32.3%One full-time, other didn't work
7.3%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
60.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
4.3%1995 to 1998
2.8%1990 to 1994
7.4%1980 to 1989
2.2%1970 to 1979
9.9%1960 to 1969
11.7%1950 to 1959
18.8%1940 to 1949
42.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.6%1999 to 2000
1.7%1995 to 1998
1.4%1990 to 1994
4.3%1980 to 1989
6.1%1970 to 1979
7.9%1960 to 1969
26.0%1950 to 1959
15.7%1940 to 1949
36.2%1939 or earlier
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