Bracey vs Chase City

A side-by-side comparison of Bracey and Chase City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chase City has the higher population (2,530 vs 1,243 in Bracey). Bracey has the higher median household income ($68,333 vs $51,840 in Chase City). Bracey has the higher median home value ($191,100 vs $115,400 in Chase City).

Population, income & housing

	Bracey	Chase City
Population	1,243	2,530
Median age	61.6 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,333	$51,840
Median home value	$191,100	$115,400
Median gross rent	—	$594
Housing units	2,064	1,445
Homeownership rate	88.4%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.9%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bracey	Chase City
Population	1,065 → 1,243 (+16.7%)	2,568 → 2,530 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$71,111 → $68,333 (-3.9%)	$30,848 → $51,840 (+68.0%)
Median home value	$249,200 → $191,100 (-23.3%)	$86,300 → $115,400 (+33.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$632 → $594 (-6.0%)

Bracey

Population

1,0651,243

Median household income

$71,111$68,333

Median home value

$249,200$191,100

Chase City

Population

2,5682,530

Median household income

$30,848$51,840

Median home value

$86,300$115,400

Median gross rent

$632$594

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bracey	Chase City
Under 5	0.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	4.3%	19.6%
18 to 24	8.8%	7.7%
25 to 34	3.3%	10.4%
35 to 44	5.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	13.7%	10.0%
55 to 64	20.8%	13.6%
65 to 74	28.2%	11.4%
75 and over	15.1%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bracey	Chase City
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	54.1%
Black or African American	6.8%	43.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	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	2.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bracey	Chase City
No high school diploma	11.6%	19.2%
High school graduate	11.5%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bracey	Chase City
Drove alone	71.6%	83.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.8%	2.5%
Other means	3.6%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bracey	Chase City
1-unit, detached	58.7%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	41.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Bracey	Chase City
Poverty rate	2.0%	10.4%
Average household size	1.81	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1996	1959