2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Bluefield, WV vs Parkersburg, WV

Change Cities
Highlights
- Household income in Parkersburg, is 2% less than it is in Bluefield and is 77% below the National Average.
- Bluefield unemployment rate is 7.0%.
- Parkersburg unemployment rate is 7.5%.
 Bluefield, WVParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth17.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,735  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$38,960$69,021
 Family Median Income$45,785  Unlock$85,028
 space
 Est. Households By Income
 Bluefield, WVParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.7%9.5%
 space1
 Population By Occupation
 Bluefield, WVParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.2%6.5%
 Community, social services3.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library13.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.4%13.1%
Reviews for Bluefield    1 Reviews

My wife and I retired here.I was born near Bluefield WV but worked in NC all of my adult life. There's better opportunities for work in NC, especially Raleigh and  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Bluefield

Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

more info  More

   |    Reply

Over 15 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

   |    Reply

Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Parkersburg


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.