Clinchport vs Nickelsville

A side-by-side comparison of Clinchport and Nickelsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nickelsville has the higher population (397 vs 61 in Clinchport). Clinchport has the higher median household income ($43,333 vs $37,857 in Nickelsville). Since 2019, Clinchport's population has grown faster (+48.8% vs +8.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Clinchport	Nickelsville
Population	61	397
Median age	29.6 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$43,333	$37,857
Median home value	—	$187,500
Median gross rent	—	$733
Housing units	44	228
Homeownership rate	72.2%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.7%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	16.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinchport	Nickelsville
Population	41 → 61 (+48.8%)	366 → 397 (+8.5%)
Median household income	—	$32,321 → $37,857 (+17.1%)
Median home value	—	$107,800 → $187,500 (+73.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$525 → $733 (+39.6%)

Clinchport

Population

4161

Nickelsville

Population

366397

Median household income

$32,321$37,857

Median home value

$107,800$187,500

Median gross rent

$525$733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinchport	Nickelsville
Under 5	3.3%	5.5%
5 to 17	21.3%	11.1%
18 to 24	14.8%	12.1%
25 to 34	18.0%	5.0%
35 to 44	3.3%	11.6%
45 to 54	8.2%	8.1%
55 to 64	21.3%	20.4%
65 to 74	3.3%	9.3%
75 and over	6.6%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinchport	Nickelsville
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	1.6%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	18.0%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinchport	Nickelsville
No high school diploma	24.3%	23.0%
High school graduate	51.4%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	2.7%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinchport	Nickelsville
Drove alone	83.3%	79.3%
Carpooled	12.5%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinchport	Nickelsville
1-unit, detached	70.5%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.5%	32.9%

Poverty & households

	Clinchport	Nickelsville
Poverty rate	32.8%	17.9%
Average household size	3.39	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	15	40
Median year structure built	1975	1978