Bassett vs Laurel Park

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

Bassett and Laurel Park 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 843 in Laurel Park). Bassett has the higher median household income ($41,992 vs $38,621 in Laurel Park). Bassett has the higher median home value ($186,100 vs $139,500 in Laurel Park).

Population, income & housing

	Bassett	Laurel Park
Population	1,020	843
Median age	36.8 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$41,992	$38,621
Median home value	$186,100	$139,500
Median gross rent	$656	—
Housing units	503	403
Homeownership rate	73.4%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bassett	Laurel Park
Population	1,065 → 1,020 (-4.2%)	841 → 843 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$31,333 → $41,992 (+34.0%)	$46,293 → $38,621 (-16.6%)
Median home value	$96,700 → $186,100 (+92.5%)	$110,800 → $139,500 (+25.9%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $656 (+13.3%)	$722 → $776 (+7.5%)

Bassett

Population

1,0651,020

Median household income

$31,333$41,992

Median home value

$96,700$186,100

Median gross rent

$579$656

Laurel Park

Population

841843

Median household income

$46,293$38,621

Median home value

$110,800$139,500

Median gross rent

$722$776

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bassett	Laurel Park
Under 5	6.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.2%	30.7%
18 to 24	9.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.0%	18.6%
35 to 44	9.7%	10.3%
45 to 54	6.3%	11.4%
55 to 64	11.1%	8.3%
65 to 74	12.1%	16.1%
75 and over	12.5%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bassett	Laurel Park
White (non-Hispanic)	54.8%	3.6%
Black or African American	19.3%	51.5%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	24.2%	45.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bassett	Laurel Park
No high school diploma	15.9%	30.1%
High school graduate	35.2%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bassett	Laurel Park
Drove alone	68.4%	43.3%
Carpooled	19.8%	17.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	39.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bassett	Laurel Park
1-unit, detached	84.1%	48.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	13.6%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	14.9%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Bassett	Laurel Park
Poverty rate	7.3%	3.6%
Average household size	2.66	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	24	36
Median year structure built	1960	1978