Nellysford vs Shipman

A side-by-side comparison of Nellysford and Shipman: population, income, housing, and more.

Nellysford and Shipman are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Nellysford has the higher population (1,623 vs 489 in Shipman). Nellysford has the higher median household income ($133,036 vs $45,982 in Shipman). Nellysford has the higher median home value ($520,000 vs $237,900 in Shipman).

Population, income & housing

	Nellysford	Shipman
Population	1,623	489
Median age	64.3 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$133,036	$45,982
Median home value	$520,000	$237,900
Median gross rent	$1,521	$1,091
Housing units	825	335
Homeownership rate	89.8%	57.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.3%	7.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nellysford	Shipman
Population	1,305 → 1,623 (+24.4%)	332 → 489 (+47.3%)
Median household income	$84,038 → $133,036 (+58.3%)	$18,102 → $45,982 (+154.0%)
Median home value	$396,700 → $520,000 (+31.1%)	$170,700 → $237,900 (+39.4%)
Median gross rent	$904 → $1,521 (+68.3%)	$385 → $1,091 (+183.4%)

Nellysford

Population

1,3051,623

Median household income

$84,038$133,036

Median home value

$396,700$520,000

Median gross rent

$904$1,521

Shipman

Population

332489

Median household income

$18,102$45,982

Median home value

$170,700$237,900

Median gross rent

$385$1,091

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nellysford	Shipman
Under 5	5.6%	9.8%
5 to 17	7.8%	18.0%
18 to 24	3.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	2.2%	14.3%
35 to 44	3.9%	15.5%
45 to 54	10.4%	18.6%
55 to 64	19.6%	8.4%
65 to 74	22.3%	12.9%
75 and over	25.0%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nellysford	Shipman
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	62.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	35.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nellysford	Shipman
No high school diploma	2.7%	17.8%
High school graduate	7.2%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	19.9%	48.7%
Bachelor's degree	39.5%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	30.8%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nellysford	Shipman
Drove alone	54.4%	76.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.0%	11.6%
Other means	3.7%	11.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nellysford	Shipman
1-unit, detached	95.5%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	20.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Nellysford	Shipman
Poverty rate	17.1%	21.3%
Average household size	2.16	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1999	1984