Bassett is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,028 people and three associated neighborhoods, Bassett is the 285th largest community in Virginia.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Bassett is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.05% of the Bassett workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Bassett is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bassett who work in business and financial occupations (12.68%), office and administrative support (12.39%), and sales jobs (11.21%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.80% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Bassett has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Bassett a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small town, Bassett does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Bassett citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.99% of adults 25 and older in Bassett have a college degree. The per capita income in Bassett in 2022 was $23,572, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,288 for a family of four. However, Bassett contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bassett is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bassett home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bassett residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bassett also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.22% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bassett include English, Irish, German, Swiss, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Bassett is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
