Bumpass is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 13,752 people and three associated neighborhoods, Bumpass is the largest community in Virginia.
Also of interest is that Bumpass has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.48% 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.
Because of many things, Bumpass is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Bumpass really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Bumpass perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
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, Bumpass has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Bumpass a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Bumpass, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.19 minutes every day commuting to work.
In terms of college education, Bumpass is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.29% of adults in Bumpass have a college degree.
The per capita income in Bumpass in 2022 was $43,405, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $173,620 for a family of four. However, Bumpass contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bumpass is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bumpass home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bumpass residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bumpass include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Bumpass is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.