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Situation & Outlook Report

Bluefield, WV-VA Micropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 14140)
Geographic-Demographic-Economic Characteristics -- access other areas
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Contents of this Report
This document is organized into these sections:
1. Recent Trends & Outlook
2. Overview & Updates
3. Reference & Thematic Pattern Maps
3.1. Lay of the Land
3.2. Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity
4. Population Characteristics & Trends
4.1. Component City Characteristics
4.2. Component County Characteristics
4.2.1. RDEMS Component County Characteristics
4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
5. Housing Characteristics & Trends
5.1. Total Housing Units
5.2. General Housing Characteristics
5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
5.4. Housing Price Index
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends
6.1. Economic Profile
6.2. Cost of Living Indexes
6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes
6.4. Consumer Price Index
6.5. Gross Domestic Product
6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Type of Business
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends
7. Education Infrastructure
7.1. Component School District Characteristics
7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics
8. GeoPolitics
  Terms of Use
  Related Resources
  Using this Document
  Updates
  About Metros & Principal Cities
  Glossary


1. Recent Trends & Outlook
Summary of recent business, demographic, economic trends; year-ahead & 5-year outlook.
- the Recent Trends & Outlook section, updated quarterly, covers topics about this metro such as .. assessing the implications of next jobs report .. impact of Fed''s interest rate action .. which sectors are expanding or contracting .. housing market conditions .. insights to help your planning and decision-making. The Recent Trends & Outlook section is available in the subscription edition.

2. Overview & Update
The total population of the Bluefield, WV-VA MISA metro changed from 107,457 in 2010 to 105,103 in 2015, a change of -3,394 (-3.2%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 363 in 2010 and 371 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 51 (2011), -141 (2012), -312 (2013), -468 (2014), -468 (2015). View annual population estimates and components of change table. See more about population characteristics below.

This metro is projected to have a total population in 2020 of 111,426. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 3,956 (3.7%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 19,617 (2010) to 27,631 (2020), a change of 8,014 (40.9%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 625 in 2008 and 722 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $30,387 in 2008 to $33,390 in 2014, a change of $3,003 (9.9%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 27 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 14140; see table usage details below the table.

3. Lay of the Land & Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity   go top

3.1. Lay of the Land go top
Lay of the Land. The following map shows the metro with bold boundary.
Counties are labeled with county name and state-county FIPS code.

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

3.2. Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Neighborhood go top

Median household income by census tract (see color/data legend at left of map).

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

4. Population Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

4.1. Component City Characteristics go top
Principal Cities (about principal cities); Click link to view city profile.
  •   Bluefield

Cities 10,000 population and over; click link to view city profile.
  AreaCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-14
%Change
2010-14
  Bluefield, WV (5408524) 10,447 10,459 10,488 10,493 10,427 10,448 -11 -0.10

All places interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All places time series population estimates interactive table.

4.2. Component County Characteristics   go top
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.

  AreaJuly 1
2010
PctJuly 1
2011
PctJuly 1
2012
PctJuly 1
2013
PctJuly 1
2014
PctJuly 1
2015
Pct
Metro Summary ... more details 197,069 100.0 202,628 100.0 202,375 100.0 202,173 100.0 203,483 100.0 204,275 100.0
  Tazewell County VA (51185) 45,147 22.9 44,677 22.0 44,247 21.9 44,091 21.8 43,436 21.3 42,899 21.0
  Mercer County, WV (54055) 62,310 31.6 62,435 30.8 62,358 30.8 61,829 30.6 61,667 30.3 61,164 29.9

All counties interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All counties population estimates & components of change time series interactive table.

4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics
Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main.
Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
No counties presently available for this metro.

4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin 106,087 105,237 -850 -0.80
  One race 103,332 103,909 577 0.56
    White 98,179 97,924 -255 -0.26
    Black/African American 98,179 97,924 -255 -0.26
    American Indian/Alaska Native 141 377 236 167.38
    Asian alone 391 173 -218 -55.75
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 62 62...
    Some other race alone 152 0 -152 -100.00
  Two or more races 2,755 1,328 -1,427 -51.80
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 840 1,473 633 75.36
Population 25 years and over 75,148 74,184 -964 75.36
  % high school graduate or higher 76.4 85.0 8.6 11.26
  % bachelor's degree or higher 16.0 18.7 2.7 16.87
Total Households 43,087 42,039 -1,048 16.87
  Median household income ($) 36,047 36,690 643 1.78
  Mean household income ($) 55,200 47,588 -7,612 -13.79
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 106,087 105,237 -850 -0.80
  Male 51,869 50,127 -1,742 -13.79
  Female 54,218 55,110 892 -13.79
  Under 5 years 6,572 6,221 -351 -13.79
  5 to 9 years 5,892 6,834 942 15.99
  10 to 14 years 5,404 4,957 -447 -8.27
  15 to 19 years 6,712 5,564 -1,148 -17.10
  20 to 24 years 6,359 7,477 1,118 17.58
  25 to 34 years 11,583 11,967 384 3.32
  35 to 44 years 12,880 12,270 -610 -4.74
  45 to 54 years 13,926 13,586 -340 -2.44
  55 to 59 years 9,673 7,124 -2,549 -26.35
  55 to 59 years 9,673 7,124 -2,549 -26.35
  60 to 64 years 7,313 8,687 1,374 18.79
  65 to 74 years 11,065 11,464 399 3.61
  75 to 84 years 6,980 6,710 -270 -3.87
  85 years and over 1,728 2,376 648 37.50
  Median age 43.0 42.8 -0.2 -0.47
  18 years and over 84,504 83,743 -761 -0.90
  21 years and over 80,151 80,074 -77 -0.10
  62 years and over 23,417 26,474 3,057 13.05
  65 years and over 19,773 20,550 777 3.93

5. Housing Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

5.1. Total Housing Units
Updated Annually. Independent annual model-based estimates. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-2014
%Change
2010-2014
  Total Housing Units 50,941 50,926 50,796 50,684 50,578 50,502 -424 -0.83

5.2. General Housing Characteristics
Updated Annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Units in Structure 50,253 50,498 245 0.49
  1-unit, detached 31,809 32,674 865 2.72
  1-unit, attached 641 543 -98 -15.29
  2 units 666 504 -162 -24.32
  3 or 4 units 1,367 1,322 -45 -3.29
  5 to 9 units 2,359 1,836 -523 -22.17
  10 to 20 units 768 772 4 0.52
  20 or more units 936 534 -402 -42.95
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 50,253 50,498 245 0.49
  Occupied Housing Units 43,087 42,039 -1,048 -2.43
    Owner 31,881 31,614 -267 -0.84
    Renter 11,206 10,425 -781 -6.97
  Vacant Housing Units 7,166 8,459 1,293 18.04
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.30 2.20 0.90...
  Rental vacancy rate 6.60 9.10 2.50...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.35 2.45 0.10 4.26
Average household size; renter-occ 2.52 2.43 -0.09 -3.57
Median Value $ owner occupied 85,900 87,800 1,900 2.21
Median Rent $ renter occupied 592 553 -39 -6.59

6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

6.1. Economic Profile go top
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 3,514,659 3,586,285 3,489,114 3,501,054 3,545,079 30,420 0.9
  Net earnings 1/ 1,852,280 1,869,475 1,786,236 1,748,411 1,724,213 -128,067 -6.9
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,162,808 1,179,472 1,198,817 1,242,480 1,294,362 131,554 11.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 119,883 120,820 122,274 124,015 124,697 4,814 4.0
    Unemployment insurance compensation 17,107 17,742 16,607 10,484 10,644 -6,463 -37.8
    Retirement and other 1,025,818 1,040,910 1,059,936 1,107,981 1,159,021 133,203 13.0
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 499,571 537,338 504,061 510,163 526,504 26,933 5.4
  Population 4/ 107,112 106,605 105,920 105,103 104,063 -3,049 -2.8
  Per capita personal income 32,813 33,641 32,941 33,311 34,067 1,254 3.8
  Per capita net earnings 17,293 17,536 16,864 16,635 16,569 -724 -4.2
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 10,856 11,064 11,318 11,822 12,438 1,582 14.6
    Per capita income maintenance 1,119 1,133 1,154 1,180 1,198 79 7.1
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 160 166 157 100 102 -58 -36.3
    Per capita retirement and other 9,577 9,764 10,007 10,542 11,138 1,561 16.3
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,664 5,040 4,759 4,854 5,059 395 8.5
  Earnings by place of work 1,949,620 1,964,973 1,925,799 1,897,244 1,887,993 -61,627 -3.2
    Wages and salaries 1,383,195 1,387,625 1,366,502 1,346,659 1,334,533 -48,662 -3.5
    Supplements to wages and salaries 366,308 375,702 375,879 361,108 366,078 -230 -0.1
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 255,172 263,895 266,204 252,878 258,502 3,330 1.3
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 111,136 111,807 109,675 108,230 107,576 -3,560 -3.2
    Proprietors' income 200,117 201,646 183,418 189,477 187,382 -12,735 -6.4
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -357 1,430 1,635 3,593 3,350 3,707...
      Farm proprietors' income 200,474 200,216 181,783 185,884 184,032 -16,442 -8.2
Total full-time and part-time employment 49,858 49,173 48,406 47,558 47,305 -2,553 -5.1
  Wage and salary jobs 41,070 40,555 39,708 38,891 38,414 -2,656 -6.5
  Number of proprietors 8,788 8,618 8,698 8,667 8,891 103 1.2
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 911 899 902 890 869 -42 -4.6
    Number of farm proprietors 7,877 7,719 7,796 7,777 8,022 145 1.8
Average earnings per job (dollars) 39,103 39,960 39,784 39,893 39,911 808 2.1
  Average wages and salaries 33,679 34,216 34,414 34,626 34,741 1,062 3.2
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 25,451 25,938 23,317 23,902 22,941 -2,510 -9.9
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 7.6 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.0 8.1 8.1 7.7 6.7 6.8 7.6 8.0 7.9
Unemployment 1,236 1,159 1,133 1,153 1,147 1,314 1,332 1,262 1,096 1,097 1,223 1,274 1,263
Employment 15,092 15,311 15,147 15,171 15,184 14,904 15,146 15,220 15,226 15,061 14,955 14,715 14,697
Labor Force16,32816,47016,28016,32416,33116,21816,47816,48216,32216,15816,17815,98915,960

7. Education Infrastructure   go top

7.1. Component School District Characteristics   go top
Districts in this metro. Updated periodically. See related School District interactive table.
District NameCity Name District
Code
Locale
Code
CountyState2012-13
Enrollment
2013 Total
Population
Grade Relevant
Pop Ages 5-17
Tazewell Co Pblc SchsTazewell 51038103351185VA 6,464 44,103 6,542
Mercer County SchoolsPrinceton 54008403354055WV 9,673 61,984 9,020

Number of districts: 2 ... Total enrollment: 16,137
All school districts interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All school districts enrollment & adminstratively reported data interactive table.

7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics   go top
2014-15 School Year. Extended detail Available in subscription edition.
  Institution City Name Code LevelTotal UG EnrollmentFulltime UG EnrollmentTotal Grad EnrollmentFulltime Grad Enrollment
Bluefield College Bluefield, VA2315547 928 799 16 14
Bluefield State College Bluefield, WV2372155 1,563 1,251 0 0
Concord University Athens, WV2373307 2,243 2,031 302 77
Mercer County Technical Education Center Princeton, WV2375434 204 79 0 0
Southwest Virginia Community College Richlands, VA2336483 2,546 1,212 0 0

  Number of institutions: 5 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 7,484
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

8. GeoPolitics   go top
Updated periodically. Voting patterns, citizen voting age population, state legislative districts, congressional districts .. in this metro.
Available in subscription edition.

Notes
  • All data are for current vintage county and metro definition.
  • Developed by ProximityOne -- Metro Reports (888-364-7656)
  • Data sources: ProximityOne, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
    National Center for Education Statistics.

Updates go top
The subscription edition updates frequently. Selected items are listed below. Register to receive update notifications.
  • Overview lead narrative; quarterly & annual/March.
  • Housing Price Index (section 5.4) quarterly.
  • Establishments, employment & earnings (section 6.6) quarterly.
  • Economic profile and personal income (section 6.1) annual/November.
  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
  • Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
      -- includes annual data 2010-2016.
      -- includes components of change; race/origin; single year of age; age group summaries.
  • Total population and components of change; annual/March.
  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
  • Gross Domestic Product section; annual/September.
  • Higher education institutions; annual/February.
  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
  • School districts in metro & K-12 enrollment; annual/August.
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Terms of Use go top
Situation & Outlook Reports are a proprietary resource developed by ProximityOne. There is no warranty of any type associated with any aspect of this report. The user of this document is solely responsible to any use, direct or indirect, that might be made of this document.

Related Resources go top
  • Metros main page
  • Current estimates and projections: states to 2030, counties & metros to 2020 by age, counties & states to 2060.
  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
  • Housing Price Index
  • Establishments, Employment & Earnings
  • Regional Economic Information System
  • ACS 2014 1-year General Demographics ... Social Characteristics ... Economic Characteristics ... Housing Characteristics

Using this Document go top
The Situation & Outlook Report, a component of the Situation & Outlook, is a core ProximityOne information resource providing insights into characteristics and trends of counties, metropolitan areas, states and the U.S. The Report also provides a gateway to drill-down demographic, economic and business data for smaller geographic areas.

Metropolitan areas include approximately 94 percent of the U.S. population -- 85 percent in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and 9 percent in micropolitan statistical areas (MISAs).

About Metropolitan Areas & Principal Cities -- scroll section go top
Metropolitan Areas are designated by OMB ("Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas") based mainly on Census Bureau-sourced data. Metropolitan areas are defined as Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MISA). MSAs and MISAs are also referred to a Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). Contiguous CBSAs are defined as Combined Statistical Areas (CSA).

By definition, metropolitan areas are comprised of one or more contiguous counties. Metropolitan areas are not single cities and typically include many cities. Metropolitan areas are comprised of urban and rural areas and often have large expanses of rural territory. A business and demographic-economic synergy exists within each metro; metros often interact with adjacent metros. The demographic-economic make-up of metros vary widely and change often. See more about metros.

Principal Cities. The largest city in each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area is designated a "principal city." Principal cities are designated by OMB based on Census-sourced data. Additional cities qualify as principal cities if specified requirements are met concerning population size and employment. The title of each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area consists of the names of up to three of its principal cities and the name of each state into which the metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area extends. Titles of metropolitan divisions also typically are based on principal city names but in certain cases consist of county names.

One or more principal cities are designated within each Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Area (MISA). The term "principal city" is defined in the OMB "Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas." A principal city is an OMB designation applied to one or more incorporated places and/or census designated places (CDPs). The OMB standards designate a Principal City (or Cities) of a Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as determined by:
  a) The largest incorporated place with a 2010 Census population of at least 10,000 in the CBSA or,
        if no incorporated place of at least 10,000 population is present in the CBSA,
        the largest incorporated place or census designated place in the CBSA; and
  b) Additional places with 2010 Census population of at least 250,000 or in which 100,000 or more persons work; and
  c) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 50,000-250,000,
        and number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place; and
  d) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 10,000-50,000, and at least one-third the population size of the largest place,
        and in which the number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place.

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