Bloxom vs Mappsville

A side-by-side comparison of Bloxom and Mappsville: population, income, housing, and more.

Bloxom and Mappsville are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bloxom has the higher population (459 vs 403 in Mappsville). Since 2019, Bloxom's population has grown faster (+17.1% vs -17.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Bloxom	Mappsville
Population	459	403
Median age	29.6 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,188	—
Median home value	$127,900	—
Median gross rent	$867	—
Housing units	209	169
Homeownership rate	56.3%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bloxom	Mappsville
Population	392 → 459 (+17.1%)	487 → 403 (-17.2%)
Median household income	$48,438 → $62,188 (+28.4%)	$61,618 → $65,463 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$109,700 → $127,900 (+16.6%)	—
Median gross rent	$788 → $867 (+10.0%)	$863 → $930 (+7.8%)

Bloxom

Population

392459

Median household income

$48,438$62,188

Median home value

$109,700$127,900

Median gross rent

$788$867

Mappsville

Population

487403

Median household income

$61,618$65,463

Median gross rent

$863$930

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bloxom	Mappsville
Under 5	8.3%	7.2%
5 to 17	20.7%	4.0%
18 to 24	15.7%	19.4%
25 to 34	14.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.5%	11.4%
45 to 54	11.5%	18.4%
55 to 64	8.3%	27.3%
65 to 74	4.8%	12.4%
75 and over	4.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bloxom	Mappsville
White (non-Hispanic)	57.1%	0.0%
Black or African American	24.4%	100.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bloxom	Mappsville
No high school diploma	18.5%	50.4%
High school graduate	46.1%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bloxom	Mappsville
Drove alone	90.9%	23.3%
Carpooled	1.4%	76.7%
Public transit	2.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bloxom	Mappsville
1-unit, detached	97.1%	29.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	70.4%

Poverty & households

	Bloxom	Mappsville
Poverty rate	8.5%	33.7%
Average household size	2.87	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1957	1998