Demographics of Bland County, Virginia

Bland County, Virginia had 6,151 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −104 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bland County, in four figures

6,151
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.7%
Change since July 2020: −104 people.; 48.1 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,216 ±$5,455
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bland County, Virginia's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bland County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Bland County, Virginia's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bland County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,255	100.0	100.0
2021	6,180	98.8	100.2
2022	6,151	98.3	100.7
2023	6,228	99.6	101.6
2024	6,186	98.9	102.5
2025	6,151	98.3	103.1

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Population of Bland County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	6,255	−17	−14	−3
2021	6,180	−75	−58	−24
2022	6,151	−29	−54	+29
2023	6,228	+77	−31	+108
2024	6,186	−42	−52	+9
2025	6,151	−35	−57	+24

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.1 ±0.8: for men 46.4 ±1.4 and for women 52.1 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	202 ±66	3.3% ±1.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	652 ±129	10.5% ±2.1	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	377 ±131	6.1% ±2.1	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,686 ±250	27.2% ±4.0	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,736 ±159	28.0% ±2.6	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,546 ±175	24.9% ±2.8	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,216 ±$5,455, and income per person $30,833 ±$3,706, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bland County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	361 ±127	15.2% ±5.2	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	595 ±156	25.0% ±6.3	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	498 ±166	21.0% ±6.8	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	208 ±83	8.8% ±3.4	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	494 ±185	20.8% ±7.6	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	58 to 180	2.5% to 7.5%	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	29 to 173	1.2% to 7.3%	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	732 ±343	13.6% ±6.4	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	56 to 308	7.5% to 35.5%	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	185 to 555	13.4% ±6.6	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	91 to 269	10.1% ±4.9	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bland County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bland County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	3,210 ±19	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	74.0% ±5.9	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	26.0% ±5.8	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.5% ±4.5	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.5% ±4.6	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$152,100 ±$24,384	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$644 ±$271	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±4	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bland County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	24 to 122	0.4% to 2.0%	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,760 ±19	92.9% ±0.3	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	244 ±60	3.9% ±1.0	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 6	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	114 ±56	1.8% ±0.9	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bland County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	3,777 ±290	60.9% ±4.7	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,400 ±291	38.7% ±4.7	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 6	0% to 0.1%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 45	0% to 0.7%	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 44	0% to 0.7%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 6	0% to 0.1%	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bland County among the counties of Virginia

127th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Bland County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
King and Queen County	6,743	+2.4%
Buena Vista city	6,672	+0.8%
Galax city	6,670	−0.7%
Charles City County	6,623	−1.8%
Surry County	6,603	+0.8%
Bland County	6,151	−1.7%
Covington city	5,680	−1.2%
Emporia city	5,447	−4.4%
Craig County	4,800	−1.6%
Bath County	4,076	−2.6%
Norton city	3,477	−5.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026