Bland County is home to 6,199 people in Virginia. At a median age of 48.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $152,100.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,216, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bland County
What changed most since 1990
White share96.4% → 92.9%(−3.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age36.4 → 48.1(+11.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)7.7%(28)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(82)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.8%(137)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5%(18)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 362 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
Bland County, decade by decade
Bland County 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
6,514
$56,610
$106,803
4.6%
8.8
2000
6,871
$55,373
$119,683
9.2%
13.1
2010
6,824
$59,775
$127,457
12.0%
11.7
2020
6,270
$61,044
$152,232
13.4%
15.8
2024
6,199
$61,216
$152,100
18.4%
16.8
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.
