Bluewell, WV Demographic Data
Bluewell, WV Summary
Bluewell is located in Mercer County in West Virginia
- Population: 2,149
- Area: 4.52 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.49 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 475.23 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,651.25 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Bluewell, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,277
59%
50.8
Male
888
41%
49.2
Total Population
2,165
323,128,000
Bluewell, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
110
5.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
21
1.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
180
8.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
218
10.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
100
4.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
174
8.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
253
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
417
19.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
180
8.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
218
10.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
192
8.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
38
1.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
64
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,695
78.3%
77.2
Female
1,034
61.0%
51.3
Male
661
39.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,612
74.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
417
19.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
294
13.6%
15.2
Female
186
63.3%
55.8
Male
108
36.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Bluewell, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,144
99.0%
96.8
White
2,144
99.0%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
21
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,165
100.0%
82.2
Bluewell, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
186
12.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
401
26.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
473
30.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
226
14.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
99
6.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
125
8.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
26
1.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
587
38.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
949
61.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
151
9.8%
31.2
Bluewell, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
551
29.7%
33.7%
Now Married
731
39.4%
47.5
Divorced
261
14.1%
11.0%
Separated
64
3.5%
2.0
Widowed
247
13.3
5.8%
Bluewell, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,007
97.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
48
2.3%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
48
2.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Bluewell, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
117
13.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
75
8.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
179
20.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
97
11.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
134
15.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
202
23.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
51
5.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
15
1.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
32,161
57,617
Per capita income
15,046
31,128
Bluewell, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
30
4.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
55
7.3%
9.8
Construction
39
5.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
273
36.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
44
5.8%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
78
10.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
38
5.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
28
3.7%
11.4
Public administration
0
0.0%
4.6
Retail trade
170
22.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
0
0.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
124
16.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
192
25.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
110
14.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
268
35.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
61
8.1%
18.1%
Bluewell, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
738
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
628
85.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
28
3.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
13
1.8%
2.7
Other means
49
6.6%
1.8
Worked at home
20
2.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.3
26.6
Bluewell, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
86
9.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
439
50.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
226
26.0%
37.1
3 or more
119
13.7%
21.0
Bluewell, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
870
73.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
699
80.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
171
19.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
320
26.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
28
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Bluewell, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,190
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
0
0.0%
9.1
4 rooms
279
23.4%
16.5
5 rooms
468
39.3%
19.8
6 rooms
262
22.0%
17.8
7 rooms
27
2.3%
12.0
8 rooms
105
8.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
49
4.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Bluewell, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,190
1-unit, detached
828
69.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
46
3.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
68
5.7%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
248
20.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Bluewell, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
176
14.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
76
6.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
136
11.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
130
10.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
330
27.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
13
1.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
259
21.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
70
5.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Bluewell, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
0
0.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
80
9.2%
4.7
Electricity
729
83.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
38
4.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
23
2.6%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Bluewell, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
253
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
29
11.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
224
88.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
176
69.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
62
24.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
15
5.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
0
0.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Bluewell, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
171
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
30
17.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
39
22.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
102
59.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
761
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
13
7.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
9
5.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
44
25.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
17
9.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
88
51.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Bluewell, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
699
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
274
39.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
274
39.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
70
10.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
55
7.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
12
1.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
14
2.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
75,800
205,000