Floyd County vs Nelson County

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

Floyd County and Nelson 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 14,777 in Nelson County). Nelson County has the higher median household income ($68,525 vs $61,401 in Floyd County). Nelson County has the higher median home value ($283,000 vs $215,500 in Floyd County).

Population, income & housing

	Floyd County	Nelson County
Population	15,560	14,777
Median age	48.0 yrs	51.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,401	$68,525
Median home value	$215,500	$283,000
Median gross rent	$826	$950
Housing units	7,946	9,947
Homeownership rate	84.0%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Floyd County	Nelson County
Population	15,704 → 15,560 (-0.9%)	14,831 → 14,777 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$51,521 → $61,401 (+19.2%)	$64,313 → $68,525 (+6.5%)
Median home value	$170,700 → $215,500 (+26.2%)	$235,000 → $283,000 (+20.4%)
Median gross rent	$705 → $826 (+17.2%)	$759 → $950 (+25.2%)

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

Nelson County

Population

14,83114,777

Median household income

$64,313$68,525

Median home value

$235,000$283,000

Median gross rent

$759$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Floyd County	Nelson County
Under 5	4.2%	5.5%
5 to 17	14.4%	12.2%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	11.2%	9.4%
35 to 44	10.3%	9.5%
45 to 54	13.3%	10.8%
55 to 64	16.4%	16.4%
65 to 74	13.9%	18.4%
75 and over	9.9%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Floyd County	Nelson County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	79.9%
Black or African American	2.8%	10.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Floyd County	Nelson County
No high school diploma	8.4%	11.3%
High school graduate	37.6%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Floyd County	Nelson County
Drove alone	78.6%	63.6%
Carpooled	9.4%	9.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	1.6%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	10.2%	22.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Floyd County	Nelson County
1-unit, detached	77.6%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	9.3%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Floyd County	Nelson County
Poverty rate	8.3%	14.4%
Average household size	2.32	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	1986	1987