Bland County, Virginia

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 6,211
Median household income: $61,375
Median home value: $157,100

Bland County is a county in Virginia with a population of 6,211. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $61,375, its median household income sits below Virginia's $90,974.

From 2019 to 2023, Bland County's population declined 2.8% from 6,388 to 6,211, while its median household income rose 26.5% from $48,531 to $61,375.

82.3% of workers drive to work alone. 73.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,211
Median age: 47.1 yrs
Median household income: $61,375
Median home value: $157,100
Median gross rent: $683
Housing units: 3,205
Homeownership rate: 80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,3886,211

Median household income

$48,531$61,375

Median home value

$113,200$157,100

Median gross rent

$589$683

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,388	$48,531	$113,200	$589
2020	6,334	$50,365	$125,600	$613
2021	6,278	$54,556	$118,600	$702
2022	6,241	$59,901	$132,500	$705
2023	6,211	$61,375	$157,100	$683

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	190	3.1%
5 to 17	689	11.1%
18 to 24	314	5.1%
25 to 34	777	12.5%
35 to 44	1,017	16.4%
45 to 54	827	13.3%
55 to 64	875	14.1%
65 to 74	904	14.6%
75 and over	618	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,780	93.1%
Black or African American	288	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	17	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	80	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	41	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate44.7%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	444	8.8%
High school graduate	2,243	44.7%
Some college or associate's	1,556	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	548	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	227	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,912	82.3%
Carpooled	240	10.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	36	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	120	5.2%
Other means	16	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	788	35.8%
15 to 29 min	467	21.2%
30 to 44 min	443	20.1%
45 to 59 min	279	12.7%
60+ min	227	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 12.7% (668 of 5,265)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,485	63.3%
Nonfamily households	860	36.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,345	73.2%
Vacant	860	26.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,896	80.9%
Renter-occupied	449	19.1%

1-unit, detached73.4%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other23.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,354	73.4%
1-unit, attached	7	0.2%
2 to 4 units	53	1.7%
5 to 19 units	47	1.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	744	23.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 51021
State: Virginia
Land area: 358 sq mi
Water area: 0.99 sq mi
Center point: 37.1306, -81.1259

Cities & places

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