Bassett is home to 1,031 people in Virginia. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 51% less than in Virginia as a whole. Renters pay $599 a month at the median. The median household earns $45,563, about 45% below the national median. There are 307 fewer people here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $45,563, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 132%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bassett
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$80,642 → $242,500(+201%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share0.0% → 29.9%(+29.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Population1,682 → 1,031(−39%)US over the same years: +35%
Bassett's population equals 2.1% of Henry County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 7.8% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 3.7% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)44.8%(30)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.9%(18)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War14.9%(10)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 67 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bassett, decade by decade
Bassett population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,682
$43,729
$80,642
7.5%
55.8
2000
1,338
$51,660
$104,745
10.1%
56.4
2010
1,100
$39,920
$153,927
13.1%
61.1
2020
1,028
$43,019
$130,900
21.7%
64.2
2024
1,031
$45,563
$242,500
17.6%
81.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
