Bassett vs Oak Level

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

Bassett and Oak Level 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 568 in Oak Level). Bassett has the higher median household income ($41,992 vs $27,292 in Oak Level). Bassett has the higher median home value ($186,100 vs $116,300 in Oak Level).

Population, income & housing

	Bassett	Oak Level
Population	1,020	568
Median age	36.8 yrs	52.6 yrs
Median household income	$41,992	$27,292
Median home value	$186,100	$116,300
Median gross rent	$656	—
Housing units	503	285
Homeownership rate	73.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bassett	Oak Level
Population	1,065 → 1,020 (-4.2%)	651 → 568 (-12.7%)
Median household income	$31,333 → $41,992 (+34.0%)	$28,750 → $27,292 (-5.1%)
Median home value	$96,700 → $186,100 (+92.5%)	$99,300 → $116,300 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $656 (+13.3%)	—

Bassett

Population

1,0651,020

Median household income

$31,333$41,992

Median home value

$96,700$186,100

Median gross rent

$579$656

Oak Level

Population

651568

Median household income

$28,750$27,292

Median home value

$99,300$116,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bassett	Oak Level
Under 5	6.3%	6.7%
5 to 17	21.2%	22.0%
18 to 24	9.0%	3.2%
25 to 34	12.0%	6.2%
35 to 44	9.7%	4.0%
45 to 54	6.3%	13.2%
55 to 64	11.1%	19.9%
65 to 74	12.1%	8.1%
75 and over	12.5%	16.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bassett	Oak Level
White (non-Hispanic)	54.8%	74.8%
Black or African American	19.3%	6.3%
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%	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bassett	Oak Level
No high school diploma	15.9%	27.4%
High school graduate	35.2%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bassett	Oak Level
Drove alone	68.4%	74.0%
Carpooled	19.8%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bassett	Oak Level
1-unit, detached	84.1%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.2%
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%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Bassett	Oak Level
Poverty rate	7.3%	39.3%
Average household size	2.66	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	24	34
Median year structure built	1960	1973