Bassett vs Villa Heights

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

Bassett and Villa Heights 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 647 in Villa Heights). Bassett has the higher median household income ($41,992 vs $26,060 in Villa Heights). Bassett has the higher median home value ($186,100 vs $120,000 in Villa Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Bassett	Villa Heights
Population	1,020	647
Median age	36.8 yrs	57.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,992	$26,060
Median home value	$186,100	$120,000
Median gross rent	$656	—
Housing units	503	591
Homeownership rate	73.4%	49.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bassett	Villa Heights
Population	1,065 → 1,020 (-4.2%)	603 → 647 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$31,333 → $41,992 (+34.0%)	$45,078 → $26,060 (-42.2%)
Median home value	$96,700 → $186,100 (+92.5%)	$80,800 → $120,000 (+48.5%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $656 (+13.3%)	$1,045 → $690 (-34.0%)

Bassett

Population

1,0651,020

Median household income

$31,333$41,992

Median home value

$96,700$186,100

Median gross rent

$579$656

Villa Heights

Population

603647

Median household income

$45,078$26,060

Median home value

$80,800$120,000

Median gross rent

$1,045$690

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bassett	Villa Heights
Under 5	6.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.2%	3.6%
18 to 24	9.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.0%	19.8%
35 to 44	9.7%	7.9%
45 to 54	6.3%	11.0%
55 to 64	11.1%	23.0%
65 to 74	12.1%	20.6%
75 and over	12.5%	14.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bassett	Villa Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	54.8%	64.6%
Black or African American	19.3%	16.8%
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%	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bassett	Villa Heights
No high school diploma	15.9%	21.6%
High school graduate	35.2%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bassett	Villa Heights
Drove alone	68.4%	88.0%
Carpooled	19.8%	12.0%
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	Villa Heights
1-unit, detached	84.1%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bassett	Villa Heights
Poverty rate	7.3%	24.4%
Average household size	2.66	1.61
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1960	1957