2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Bluefield, WV vs Spokane, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Spokane, is 44% more than it is in Bluefield and is 21% below the National Average.
- Bluefield unemployment rate is 7.0%.
- Spokane unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 Bluefield, WVSpokane, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.0%6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.4%-0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth17.9%33.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%8.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,735$32,991$37,638
 Household Income$39,677$56,977$69,021
 Family Median Income$45,785$74,383$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bluefield, WVSpokane, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K16.1%11.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.0%3.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K15.0%8.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.3%9.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K12.2%9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.1%8.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K13.8%10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.1%12.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K5.0%13.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.8%5.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.5%5.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bluefield, WVSpokane, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.2%14.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.6%4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services3.4%3.0%1.8%
 Legal0.4%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library13.4%6.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.7%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%6.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support11.1%4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.5%6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%4.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.8%21.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.2%6.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.0%12.8%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

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Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 2 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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