COMPARING TWO PLACES
Blackstone vs Brandermill
PLACE A
Blackstone, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Brandermill, Virginia
Blackstone is 75% smaller than Brandermill. Brandermill earns more, with a median household income $52,826 higher. Brandermill has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -7%).
BLACKSTONEBRANDERMILLDIFFERENCE
Total population3,38913,730−75% vs Brandermill
Population density7542,227−1,474
Population growth-7.4%4.2%−11.7 pts
Median age41.642.8−1.2
Male42.9%50.1%−7.2 pts
Female57.1%49.9%+7.2 pts
Foreign-born4.0%7.7%−3.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic30.6%74.1%−43.4 pts
Black50.0%9.5%+40.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.6%5.8%+5.8 pts
Asian0.3%5.6%−5.3 pts
Other7.5%5.1%+2.4 pts
Median household income$54,570$107,396−$52,826
Per capita income$28,562$54,839−$26,277
Poverty rate26.6%7.8%+18.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.379+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%49.1%−31.6 pts
Graduate degree5.2%19.6%−14.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%4.6%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation53.6%67.1%−13.4 pts
Median home value$140,900$376,000−$235,100
Median gross rent$1,123$1,782−$659
Owner-occupied58.2%69.7%−11.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.3%4.6%+13.7 pts
Rent-burdened households43.2%43.4%−0.2 pts
Average commute24.525.5−1.0
Worked from home2.4%20.5%−18.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured6.1%3.4%+2.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024