COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Bland County

Virginia · 6,514 residents · 358 sq mi

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Bland County is a county of 6,514 people in Virginia. 85% of homes are owner-occupied. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $44,500. Households here earn about 29% less than in Virginia as a whole. At a median age of 36.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,514

−5%vs 2000

vs 6,871 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.4

−10%vs 2000

vs 40.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

358 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(334)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(385)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(446)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(456)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(379)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.7%(1,090)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.8%(1,096)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.1%(791)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(650)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(523)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(254)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(110)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,587

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,397 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,765

−45%vs 2000

vs $17,744 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.0%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,500

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$235

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $349 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.8%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.1% in 2000

15.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.5%(6,495)

Black4.1%(285)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(32)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(6,291)

Black3.3%(213)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(24)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.6%(40)

Spaniard0.2%(11)

Dominican0.1%(5)

Mexican0.1%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(6)

Ancestry

American17.7%(1,099)

German15.5%(959)

English15%(931)

Irish13.3%(822)

Italian1.6%(97)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(87)

Swedish1.3%(82)

Scottish1.1%(68)

French0.9%(58)

Dutch0.8%(52)

Swiss0.5%(30)

Slovak0.4%(26)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.4%(25)

Subsaharan African0.3%(19)

Welsh0.2%(10)

Lithuanian0.1%(8)

British0.1%(6)

Hungarian0.1%(5)

Norwegian0.1%(5)

Brazilian0.1%(4)

Czech0%(3)

Arab0%(2)

Moroccan0%(2)

West Indian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.6%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.6%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.2%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.5 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 22.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.9%(1,147)

Married43.9%(1,363)

Widowed6.8%(212)

Divorced12.3%(383)

Women 15+

Never married22%(531)

Married57.1%(1,376)

Widowed9.9%(239)

Divorced11%(265)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 11.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.2%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 28.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.0%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 63.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.0%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 42.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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