COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bland vs Union
PLACE A
Bland, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Union, Oregon
Bland is 73% smaller than Union. Union earns more, with a median household income $2,643 higher. Union has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -6%).
BLANDUNIONDIFFERENCE
Total population5642,118−73% vs Union
Population density273851−578
Population growth-6.4%1.5%−7.8 pts
Median age38.139.5−1.4
Male52.7%52.2%+0.4 pts
Female47.3%47.8%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born1.1%4.9%−3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.9%85.2%+13.8 pts
Black0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%8.3%−8.3 pts
Asian1.1%1.4%−0.4 pts
Other0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Median household income$62,404$65,047−$2,643
Per capita income$46,527$31,765+$14,762
Poverty rate13.8%18.9%−5.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4810.434+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%12.4%+8.3 pts
Graduate degree2.7%5.1%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%1.7%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation60.3%65.8%−5.4 pts
Median home value$149,000$231,400−$82,400
Median gross rent$640$891−$251
Owner-occupied56.2%69.0%−12.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate34.1%11.8%+22.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%16.8%−16.8 pts
Average commute18.121.7−3.6
Worked from home12.4%6.3%+6.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured1.1%17.0%−15.9 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024