Bassett vs Horse Pasture

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

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

Horse Pasture has the higher population (2,193 vs 1,020 in Bassett). Horse Pasture has the higher median household income ($57,637 vs $41,992 in Bassett). Bassett has the higher median home value ($186,100 vs $119,200 in Horse Pasture).

Population, income & housing

	Bassett	Horse Pasture
Population	1,020	2,193
Median age	36.8 yrs	54.5 yrs
Median household income	$41,992	$57,637
Median home value	$186,100	$119,200
Median gross rent	$656	$890
Housing units	503	922
Homeownership rate	73.4%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bassett	Horse Pasture
Population	1,065 → 1,020 (-4.2%)	2,080 → 2,193 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$31,333 → $41,992 (+34.0%)	$32,388 → $57,637 (+78.0%)
Median home value	$96,700 → $186,100 (+92.5%)	$90,800 → $119,200 (+31.3%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $656 (+13.3%)	$612 → $890 (+45.4%)

Bassett

Population

1,0651,020

Median household income

$31,333$41,992

Median home value

$96,700$186,100

Median gross rent

$579$656

Horse Pasture

Population

2,0802,193

Median household income

$32,388$57,637

Median home value

$90,800$119,200

Median gross rent

$612$890

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bassett	Horse Pasture
Under 5	6.3%	5.7%
5 to 17	21.2%	12.9%
18 to 24	9.0%	1.4%
25 to 34	12.0%	13.0%
35 to 44	9.7%	7.0%
45 to 54	6.3%	11.0%
55 to 64	11.1%	17.1%
65 to 74	12.1%	14.2%
75 and over	12.5%	17.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bassett	Horse Pasture
White (non-Hispanic)	54.8%	62.9%
Black or African American	19.3%	31.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	24.2%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bassett	Horse Pasture
No high school diploma	15.9%	8.1%
High school graduate	35.2%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bassett	Horse Pasture
Drove alone	68.4%	90.7%
Carpooled	19.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bassett	Horse Pasture
1-unit, detached	84.1%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	19.4%

Poverty & households

	Bassett	Horse Pasture
Poverty rate	7.3%	20.5%
Average household size	2.66	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1960	1970