Alleghany County vs Floyd County

A side-by-side comparison of Alleghany County and Floyd County: population, income, housing, and more.

Alleghany County and Floyd County are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Floyd County has the higher population (15,560 vs 14,962 in Alleghany County). Floyd County has the higher median household income ($61,401 vs $55,160 in Alleghany County). Floyd County has the higher median home value ($215,500 vs $122,300 in Alleghany County).

Population, income & housing

	Alleghany County	Floyd County
Population	14,962	15,560
Median age	48.1 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,160	$61,401
Median home value	$122,300	$215,500
Median gross rent	$774	$826
Housing units	7,916	7,946
Homeownership rate	80.6%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alleghany County	Floyd County
Population	15,157 → 14,962 (-1.3%)	15,704 → 15,560 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$47,673 → $55,160 (+15.7%)	$51,521 → $61,401 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$119,700 → $122,300 (+2.2%)	$170,700 → $215,500 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$653 → $774 (+18.5%)	$705 → $826 (+17.2%)

Alleghany County

Population

15,15714,962

Median household income

$47,673$55,160

Median home value

$119,700$122,300

Median gross rent

$653$774

Floyd County

Population

15,70415,560

Median household income

$51,521$61,401

Median home value

$170,700$215,500

Median gross rent

$705$826

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alleghany County	Floyd County
Under 5	4.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.2%	14.4%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.2%
35 to 44	9.6%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.3%
55 to 64	15.8%	16.4%
65 to 74	14.5%	13.9%
75 and over	11.3%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alleghany County	Floyd County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	92.4%
Black or African American	5.5%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alleghany County	Floyd County
No high school diploma	9.9%	8.4%
High school graduate	44.5%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alleghany County	Floyd County
Drove alone	87.0%	78.6%
Carpooled	7.9%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.2%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	10.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alleghany County	Floyd County
1-unit, detached	77.2%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.6%
20 or more units	3.9%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	12.5%	19.0%

Poverty & households

	Alleghany County	Floyd County
Poverty rate	13.1%	8.3%
Average household size	2.32	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1969	1986