Bassett vs Stanleytown

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

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

Stanleytown has the higher population (1,323 vs 1,020 in Bassett). Stanleytown has the higher median household income ($43,611 vs $41,992 in Bassett). Bassett has the higher median home value ($186,100 vs $155,100 in Stanleytown).

Population, income & housing

	Bassett	Stanleytown
Population	1,020	1,323
Median age	36.8 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,992	$43,611
Median home value	$186,100	$155,100
Median gross rent	$656	$615
Housing units	503	909
Homeownership rate	73.4%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bassett	Stanleytown
Population	1,065 → 1,020 (-4.2%)	1,379 → 1,323 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$31,333 → $41,992 (+34.0%)	$41,250 → $43,611 (+5.7%)
Median home value	$96,700 → $186,100 (+92.5%)	$102,300 → $155,100 (+51.6%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $656 (+13.3%)	$580 → $615 (+6.0%)

Bassett

Population

1,0651,020

Median household income

$31,333$41,992

Median home value

$96,700$186,100

Median gross rent

$579$656

Stanleytown

Population

1,3791,323

Median household income

$41,250$43,611

Median home value

$102,300$155,100

Median gross rent

$580$615

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bassett	Stanleytown
Under 5	6.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.2%	12.5%
18 to 24	9.0%	5.5%
25 to 34	12.0%	4.0%
35 to 44	9.7%	23.4%
45 to 54	6.3%	15.6%
55 to 64	11.1%	15.9%
65 to 74	12.1%	10.8%
75 and over	12.5%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bassett	Stanleytown
White (non-Hispanic)	54.8%	88.7%
Black or African American	19.3%	9.3%
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%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	24.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bassett	Stanleytown
No high school diploma	15.9%	19.4%
High school graduate	35.2%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bassett	Stanleytown
Drove alone	68.4%	67.5%
Carpooled	19.8%	24.2%
Public transit	0.0%	2.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bassett	Stanleytown
1-unit, detached	84.1%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	24.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Bassett	Stanleytown
Poverty rate	7.3%	7.9%
Average household size	2.66	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1960	1968