Bassett vs Ridgeway

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

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

Ridgeway has the higher population (1,082 vs 1,020 in Bassett). Ridgeway has the higher median household income ($60,938 vs $41,992 in Bassett). Bassett has the higher median home value ($186,100 vs $147,400 in Ridgeway).

Population, income & housing

	Bassett	Ridgeway
Population	1,020	1,082
Median age	36.8 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$41,992	$60,938
Median home value	$186,100	$147,400
Median gross rent	$656	$745
Housing units	503	370
Homeownership rate	73.4%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bassett	Ridgeway
Population	1,065 → 1,020 (-4.2%)	922 → 1,082 (+17.4%)
Median household income	$31,333 → $41,992 (+34.0%)	$32,321 → $60,938 (+88.5%)
Median home value	$96,700 → $186,100 (+92.5%)	$104,400 → $147,400 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $656 (+13.3%)	$571 → $745 (+30.5%)

Bassett

Population

1,0651,020

Median household income

$31,333$41,992

Median home value

$96,700$186,100

Median gross rent

$579$656

Ridgeway

Population

9221,082

Median household income

$32,321$60,938

Median home value

$104,400$147,400

Median gross rent

$571$745

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bassett	Ridgeway
Under 5	6.3%	14.1%
5 to 17	21.2%	23.2%
18 to 24	9.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	12.0%	5.4%
35 to 44	9.7%	14.9%
45 to 54	6.3%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.1%	10.8%
65 to 74	12.1%	8.3%
75 and over	12.5%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bassett	Ridgeway
White (non-Hispanic)	54.8%	54.2%
Black or African American	19.3%	39.3%
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%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	24.2%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bassett	Ridgeway
No high school diploma	15.9%	12.5%
High school graduate	35.2%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bassett	Ridgeway
Drove alone	68.4%	85.6%
Carpooled	19.8%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bassett	Ridgeway
1-unit, detached	84.1%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Bassett	Ridgeway
Poverty rate	7.3%	7.5%
Average household size	2.66	3.59
Mean commute (minutes)	24	35
Median year structure built	1960	1979