2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Bassett, VA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Richmond, is 46% more than it is in Bassett and is 26% below the National Average.
- Bassett unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Richmond unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Bassett, VARichmond, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.0%7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.3%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.4%37.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%5.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,838$38,132$37,638
 Household Income$37,534$54,795$69,021
 Family Median Income$45,294$72,604$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bassett, VARichmond, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K23.0%14.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K12.2%5.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.7%9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K19.7%9.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K15.7%8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.8%8.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.9%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K1.9%11.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K3.0%11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.2%5.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.0%7.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bassett, VARichmond, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.6%16.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.5%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%2.7%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.9%1.2%
 Education, library0.0%6.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment6.8%3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.0%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.9%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%2.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.6%6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.3%4.0%3.6%
 Personal care6.2%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.9%19.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.6%6.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.7%10.2%13.1%
Reviews for Bassett    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I love bassett for the area we live in we actually have quite a bit around. No matter where you go you always find water to swim boat kayak or just hang out.  More

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I DO NOT KNOW BASSETT VIRGINIA BUT I WANTING A SLOWER PACE OF LIVING IN A RURAL AREA AND WANT TO CONTINUE WORKING AS A REGISTERED NURSE IN A CLINIC OR HOSPITAL. I WANT  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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