Bluefield micropolitan area

The Bluefield Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – one in West Virginia and one in Virginia – anchored by the city of Bluefield, West Virginia.

As of the 2000 census, the μSA had a population of 107,578 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 105,205). [cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2007/CBSA-EST2007-01.csv | title = Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CBSA-EST2007-01) | format = CSV | work = 2007 Population Estimates | publisher = United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = 2008-03-27 | accessdate = 2008-04-01]

Counties

*Mercer County, West Virginia
*Tazewell County, Virginia

Communities

*Places with more than 10,000 inhabitants
**Bluefield, West Virginia (Principal city)

*Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
**Bluefield, Virginia
**Princeton, West Virginia

*Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
**Athens, West Virginia
**Cedar Bluff, Virginia
**Richlands, Virginia
**Tazewell, Virginia

*Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants
**Bramwell, West Virginia
**Matoaka, West Virginia
**Montcalm, West Virginia (census-designated place)
**Oakvale, West Virginia
**Pocahontas, Virginia

*Unincorporated places
**Burke's Garden, Virginia

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 107,578 people, 44,786 households, and 31,178 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 94.05% White, 4.36% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.007% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $26,966, and the median income for a family was $33,628. Males had a median income of $29,012 versus $19,331 for females. The per capita income for the μSA was $19,331.

ee also

*West Virginia census statistical areas
*Virginia census statistical areas

References