Virginia · Census place 08152
Bluefield town, VA
Quick answer
Bluefield town has 5,016 residents, ranking #200 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $53,500, the median home is worth $161,100 and median gross rent runs $818 a month.
- Population
- 5,016Bluefield town residents
- Median household income
- $53,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $161,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $818Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bluefield town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bluefield town median would spend about 18.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.9% of residents and 66% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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