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Population (year 2000): 1,338
Males: 641 (47.9%), Females: 697 (52.1%)
Henry County
Zip code:
24055
Median resident age: 45.5 years
Median household income: $28,359 (year 2000)
Median house value: $70,000 (year 2000)
Races in Bassett:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.9%)
- Black (24.1%)
- Hispanic (4.9%)
- Other race (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (24.0%), English
(8.4%), Irish (5.0%), German (3.7%), Italian (2.8%),
Scotch-Irish (2.8%).
Elevation: 760 feet
Land area: 3.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bassett
- High school or higher: 46.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 9.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bassett CDP
- Never married: 23.6%
- Now married: 50.6%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 13.5%
- Divorced: 8.9%
0.8% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Bassett:
- MEMORIAL HOSP MARTINSVILLE (about 11 miles;
MARTINSVILLE, VA)
- CARILION FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
ROCKY MOUNT, VA)
- PATRICK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; STUART,
VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bassett:
- ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 39 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 46 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC;
ID: INT)
- PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 47 miles;
GREENSBORO, NC; ID: GSO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bassett:
- ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NC SHILOH (about 25 miles;
REIDSVILLE, NC; ID: 78N)
- ROCKINGHAM COUNTY (about 26 miles; EDEN, NC; ID:
8N0)
- MEADOW BROOK FIELD (about 34 miles; WALNUT COVE, NC;
ID: N63)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bassett:
- VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,535)
- NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 37 miles; SALEM,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about
39 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
- NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV
(about 47 miles; Greensboro, NC; FT enrollment: 6,970)
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT
enrollment: 8,034)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 47
miles; GREENSBORO, NC; FT enrollment: 10,868)
- WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; WINSTON
SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 5,944)
Public high school in Bassett:
- BASSETT HIGH (Students: 708; Location: 85
RIVERSIDE DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bassett:
- BASSETT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 583;
Location: 3289 RIVERSIDE DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CAMPBELL COURT ELEM. (Students: 357;
Location: 220 CAMPBELL CT; Grades: PK - 05)
- SANVILLE ELEM. (Students: 333; Location: ST
RT 687 AND ST RT 9200; Grades: PK - 05)
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