Bluewell

Population: 2,281
Median household income: $35,599
Median home value: $137,800

Bluewell is a community in Mercer County, West Virginia, home to 2,281 residents. At $35,599, its median household income sits below Mercer County's $47,799.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bluewell's population declined 12.0% from 2,593 to 2,281, while its median home value rose 68.7% from $81,700 to $137,800.

13.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,281
Median age: 62.9 yrs
Median household income: $35,599
Median home value: $137,800
Median gross rent: $874
Housing units: 1,295
Homeownership rate: 66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5932,281

Median household income

$33,462$35,599

Median home value

$81,700$137,800

Median gross rent

$573$874

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,593	$33,462	$81,700	$573
2020	2,740	$31,511	$119,000	$592
2021	2,440	$31,386	$101,300	$729
2022	2,369	$32,763	$113,600	$825
2023	2,281	$35,599	$137,800	$874

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 178.0%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 342.0%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 545.0%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7419.9%

75 and over26.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	123	5.4%
5 to 17	182	8.0%
18 to 24	239	10.5%
25 to 34	46	2.0%
35 to 44	219	9.6%
45 to 54	114	5.0%
55 to 64	290	12.7%
65 to 74	454	19.9%
75 and over	614	26.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,127	93.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	154	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.5%

High school graduate36.7%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	495	28.5%
High school graduate	637	36.7%
Some college or associate's	365	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	218	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	22	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone86.7%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	477	86.7%
Carpooled	62	11.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	2.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	161	29.9%
15 to 29 min	121	22.4%
30 to 44 min	161	29.9%
45 to 59 min	11	2.0%
60+ min	85	15.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 17.3% (394 of 2,281)

	Count	Share
Family households	710	65.9%
Nonfamily households	368	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,078	83.2%
Vacant	217	16.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	713	66.1%
Renter-occupied	365	33.9%

1-unit, detached72.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	942	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	39	3.0%
5 to 19 units	62	4.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	252	19.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5408764
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.5 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 37.3148, -81.2557