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Bland County, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Bland County, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Bland County is a small rural Virginia county of 6,211 residents with an aging workforce — median age of 48.1 years — and a notably low labor force participation rate of 43.2%, though unemployment stands at just 1.7%. Educational attainment skews toward high school credentials (91.2%) rather than four-year degrees (15.4%), and median worker earnings of $42,008 pair with low housing costs, including a median home value of $157,100 and median gross rent of $683 per month. The county has shed 3.7% of its population over five years, and an 86.5% homeownership rate reflects a predominantly long-settled, owner-occupied community.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

6,211

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,216

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.7% since 2018

Bland County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,771 (93.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone262 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races113 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race32 (0.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone13 (0.2%)
  • Asian Alone6 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish73
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic14
  3. 3.Other Indo-European9
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

14.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

362

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,886

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$29,128

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)608
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance433
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)176
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services161
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)161

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Sales & Office Occupations602
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations596
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations573
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations340
  5. 5.Service Occupations191

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.05×)150
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.45×)566
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.78×)195
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.27×)140
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.08×)147

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$157,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$683/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

86.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999279 (13.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999271 (13.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999224 (10.9%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999163 (7.9%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999156 (7.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999141 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

43.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,008

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,751 (76.1%)
  • Worked At Home238 (10.3%)
  • Carpooled222 (9.6%)
  • Other57 (2.5%)
  • Walked34 (1.5%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.