ZIP 24701 · Bluefield
Who lives in ZIP code 24701 (Bluefield, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Bluefield, WV · Mercer County
uszips 2026
People17,117
Median age45.3
Household income$50,455
Home value$106,984
Median rent$811/mo
Poverty17.0%
College degree+22.8%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bluefield, WV-VA (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 108 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,376
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.0% are 65 or older; 80.6% are adults.
Household income
19.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,971.
Education (adults 25+)
30.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.0%
- Never married
- 25.5%
- Divorced
- 14.2%
- Widowed
- 11.2%
- Family size
- 2.85
- Dual-income families
- 39.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.5%
- Rent burden
- 29.9%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
- Self-employed
- 9.9%
- Farmers
- 0.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.2%
- Veterans
- 5.1%
- With a disability
- 25.6%
- No health insurance
- 5.6%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.