Bumpass is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 14,387 people and three associated neighborhoods, Bumpass is the largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns, Bumpass isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bumpass are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bumpass is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bumpass who work in management occupations (13.86%), office and administrative support (11.96%), and sales jobs (9.07%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.22% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Bumpass is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Bumpass’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. 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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bumpass, the average commute to work is 39.51 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. 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: 30.00% of adults in Bumpass have a college degree. The per capita income in Bumpass in 2022 was $44,906, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $179,624 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 Irish, English, German, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Bumpass is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
