Bassett vs Fieldale

A side-by-side comparison of Bassett and Fieldale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bassett has the higher population (1,020 vs 797 in Fieldale). Fieldale has the higher median household income ($43,450 vs $41,992 in Bassett). Bassett has the higher median home value ($186,100 vs $65,000 in Fieldale).

Population, income & housing

	Bassett	Fieldale
Population	1,020	797
Median age	36.8 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$41,992	$43,450
Median home value	$186,100	$65,000
Median gross rent	$656	$782
Housing units	503	438
Homeownership rate	73.4%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bassett	Fieldale
Population	1,065 → 1,020 (-4.2%)	907 → 797 (-12.1%)
Median household income	$31,333 → $41,992 (+34.0%)	$25,714 → $43,450 (+69.0%)
Median home value	$96,700 → $186,100 (+92.5%)	$82,800 → $65,000 (-21.5%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $656 (+13.3%)	$693 → $782 (+12.8%)

Bassett

Population

1,0651,020

Median household income

$31,333$41,992

Median home value

$96,700$186,100

Median gross rent

$579$656

Fieldale

Population

907797

Median household income

$25,714$43,450

Median home value

$82,800$65,000

Median gross rent

$693$782

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bassett	Fieldale
Under 5	6.3%	7.2%
5 to 17	21.2%	17.7%
18 to 24	9.0%	10.7%
25 to 34	12.0%	21.0%
35 to 44	9.7%	4.9%
45 to 54	6.3%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.1%	14.4%
65 to 74	12.1%	5.1%
75 and over	12.5%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bassett	Fieldale
White (non-Hispanic)	54.8%	98.4%
Black or African American	19.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	24.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bassett	Fieldale
No high school diploma	15.9%	16.5%
High school graduate	35.2%	50.2%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bassett	Fieldale
Drove alone	68.4%	83.7%
Carpooled	19.8%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	14.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bassett	Fieldale
1-unit, detached	84.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bassett	Fieldale
Poverty rate	7.3%	36.1%
Average household size	2.66	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1960	1944