Bland

Population: 526
Median household income: $68,333
Median home value: $156,500

Located in Bland County, Virginia, Bland is a community with a population of 526. At $68,333, its median household income sits above Bland County's $61,375.

From 2019 to 2023, Bland's population grew 46.1% from 360 to 526, while its median home value rose 69.0% from $92,600 to $156,500.

25.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 51.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 526
Median age: 26.9 yrs
Median household income: $68,333
Median home value: $156,500
Median gross rent: $640
Housing units: 240
Homeownership rate: 51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

360526

Median household income

$43,311$68,333

Median home value

$92,600$156,500

Median gross rent

$676$640

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	360	$43,311	$92,600	$676
2020	313	$42,957	$97,900	$683
2021	296	$42,188	$110,700	$606
2022	433	$71,000	$138,200	$632
2023	526	$68,333	$156,500	$640

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

Age distribution

Under 514.1%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4434.6%

45 to 541.7%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 740.8%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	74	14.1%
5 to 17	57	10.8%
18 to 24	62	11.8%
25 to 34	78	14.8%
35 to 44	182	34.6%
45 to 54	9	1.7%
55 to 64	39	7.4%
65 to 74	4	0.8%
75 and over	21	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	517	98.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate64.9%

Some college or associate's9.9%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	216	64.9%
Some college or associate's	33	9.9%
Bachelor's degree	66	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	18	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	193	78.5%
Carpooled	23	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	8.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	108	48.0%
15 to 29 min	62	27.6%
30 to 44 min	16	7.1%
45 to 59 min	39	17.3%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.99
Poverty rate: 12.2% (64 of 526)

	Count	Share
Family households	158	89.8%
Nonfamily households	18	10.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	176	73.3%
Vacant	64	26.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	91	51.7%
Renter-occupied	85	48.3%

1-unit, detached58.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units22.1%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	141	58.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	53	22.1%
5 to 19 units	23	9.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	9.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5107976
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.07 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.0995, -81.1158