Bluefield, WV

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General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5408524, place: Bluefield city, West Virginia)

Total Population: 11,451
Male: 5,241 (45.77%)
Female: 6,210 (54.23%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 660 (5.76%)
5 to 9 years: 673 (5.88%)
10 to 14 years: 672 (5.87%)
15 to 19 years: 748 (6.53%)
20 to 24 years: 741 (6.47%)
25 to 34 years: 1,200 (10.48%)
35 to 44 years: 1,487 (12.99%)
45 to 54 years: 1,676 (14.64%)
55 to 59 years: 581 (5.07%)
60 to 64 years: 550 (4.8%)
65 to 74 years: 1,173 (10.24%)
75 to 84 years: 983 (8.58%)
85 years and over: 307 (2.68%)

Median age: 42.2 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 8,993 (78.53%)
21 years and over: 8,540 (74.58%)
62 years and over: 2,797 (24.43%)
65 years and over: 2,463 (21.51%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 8,993 (78.53%)
--Male: 3,984 (34.79%)
--Female: 5,009 (43.74%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 2,463 (21.51%)
--Male: 903 (7.89%)
--Female: 1,560 (13.62%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 11,322 (98.87%)
--White: 8,645 (75.5%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 60 (0.52%)
--Black or African American: 2,535 (22.14%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 14 (0.12%)
--Asian: 64 (0.56%)
----Asian Indian: 30 (0.26%)
----Chinese: 5 (0.04%)
----Filipino: 4 (0.03%)
----Japanese: 3 (0.03%)
----Korean: 2 (0.02%)
----Vietnamese: 11 (0.1%)
----Other Asian: 9 (0.08%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.01%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.01%)
--Some other race: 24 (0.21%)
Two or more Races: 129 (1.13%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 60 (0.52%)
--Mexican: 22 (0.19%)
--Puerto Rican: 10 (0.09%)
--Cuban: 10 (0.09%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 18 (0.16%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 11,391 (99.48%)
--White Alone: 8,645 (75.5%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 11,253 (98.27%)
--Householder: 5,038 (44%)
--Spouse: 2,194 (19.16%)
--Child: 2,951 (25.77%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 2,127 (18.57%)
--Other relatives: 600 (5.24%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 254 (2.22%)
--Nonrelatives: 470 (4.1%)
----Unmarried partner: 179 (1.56%)
Living in group quarters: 198 (1.73%)
--Institutionalized Population: 167 (1.46%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 31 (0.27%)
Total households: 5,038
Family households (families): 3,080 (61.14%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,245 (24.71%)
--Married-couple families: 2,194 (43.55%)
----With own children under 18 years: 778 (15.44%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 702 (13.93%)
----With own children under 18 years: 391 (7.76%)
Nonfamily households: 1,958 (38.86%)
--Householder living alone: 1,759 (34.91%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 881 (17.49%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 1,407 (27.93%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 1,780 (35.33%)
Average household size: 2.23 people
Average family size: 2.87 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 5,966
Occupied housing units: 5,038 (84.45%)
Vacant housing units: 928 (15.55%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 66 (1.11%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 4.6%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 12.3%
Occupied housing units: 5,038 (84.45%)
Owner occupied housing units: 3,339 (55.97%)
Renter occupied housing units: 1,699 (28.48%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.27 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.17 people

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