Metro area · CBSA 14140
Bluefield
The Bluefield, WV metro area has 98,187 people. Median rent is $804, 19.1% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Mercer County at $946. Of the 15 places we track here, Gratton has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$50,550
Median home value
$120,000
Unemployment
3.1%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$946
HUD, Mercer County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluefield | 9,387 | $804 | 19.5% |
| Princeton | 5,736 | $747 | 20.4% |
| Richlands | 5,171 | $804 | 26.0% |
| Bluefield | 4,979 | $870 | 19.3% |
| Tazewell | 4,390 | $708 | 24.5% |
| Bluewell | 1,992 | $728 | 24.8% |
| Claypool Hill | 1,610 | $790 | 20.9% |
| Athens | 1,494 | $975 | 20.6% |
| Raven | 1,345 | $695 | 15.8% |
| Cedar Bluff | 1,167 | $860 | 27.8% |
| Brush Fork | 1,096 | $781 | 13.4% |
| Gratton | 841 | $795 | 8.4% |
| Springville | 841 | $659 | 11.3% |
| Boissevain | 830 | $795 | 34.7% |
| Lashmeet | 655 | $810 | 21.0% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.