Bassett vs Sandy Level

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

Bassett and Sandy 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 466 in Sandy Level). Bassett has the higher median household income ($41,992 vs $41,349 in Sandy Level). Since 2019, Bassett's population has grown faster (-4.2% vs -5.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Bassett	Sandy Level
Population	1,020	466
Median age	36.8 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$41,992	$41,349
Median home value	$186,100	—
Median gross rent	$656	—
Housing units	503	208
Homeownership rate	73.4%	56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	1.2%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bassett	Sandy Level
Population	1,065 → 1,020 (-4.2%)	491 → 466 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$31,333 → $41,992 (+34.0%)	$29,447 → $41,349 (+40.4%)
Median home value	$96,700 → $186,100 (+92.5%)	$100,000 → $112,100 (+12.1%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $656 (+13.3%)	$606 → $666 (+9.9%)

Bassett

Population

1,0651,020

Median household income

$31,333$41,992

Median home value

$96,700$186,100

Median gross rent

$579$656

Sandy Level

Population

491466

Median household income

$29,447$41,349

Median home value

$100,000$112,100

Median gross rent

$606$666

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bassett	Sandy Level
Under 5	6.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.2%	26.6%
18 to 24	9.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.0%	0.9%
35 to 44	9.7%	35.4%
45 to 54	6.3%	7.7%
55 to 64	11.1%	1.9%
65 to 74	12.1%	11.6%
75 and over	12.5%	15.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bassett	Sandy Level
White (non-Hispanic)	54.8%	64.8%
Black or African American	19.3%	35.2%
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%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bassett	Sandy Level
No high school diploma	15.9%	13.2%
High school graduate	35.2%	23.4%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	1.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bassett	Sandy Level
Drove alone	68.4%	90.2%
Carpooled	19.8%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bassett	Sandy Level
1-unit, detached	84.1%	40.9%
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%	59.1%

Poverty & households

	Bassett	Sandy Level
Poverty rate	7.3%	0.0%
Average household size	2.66	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	1960	1985