Floyd County vs Nottoway County

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

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

Nottoway County has the higher population (15,597 vs 15,560 in Floyd County). Nottoway County has the higher median household income ($62,161 vs $61,401 in Floyd County). Floyd County has the higher median home value ($215,500 vs $179,800 in Nottoway County).

Population, income & housing

	Floyd County	Nottoway County
Population	15,560	15,597
Median age	48.0 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,401	$62,161
Median home value	$215,500	$179,800
Median gross rent	$826	$1,009
Housing units	7,946	6,683
Homeownership rate	84.0%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Floyd County	Nottoway County
Population	15,704 → 15,560 (-0.9%)	15,433 → 15,597 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$51,521 → $61,401 (+19.2%)	$45,535 → $62,161 (+36.5%)
Median home value	$170,700 → $215,500 (+26.2%)	$151,400 → $179,800 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	$705 → $826 (+17.2%)	$770 → $1,009 (+31.0%)

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

Nottoway County

Population

15,43315,597

Median household income

$45,535$62,161

Median home value

$151,400$179,800

Median gross rent

$770$1,009

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Floyd County	Nottoway County
Under 5	4.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.4%	14.1%
18 to 24	6.5%	8.2%
25 to 34	11.2%	14.7%
35 to 44	10.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	13.3%	12.3%
55 to 64	16.4%	14.2%
65 to 74	13.9%	11.0%
75 and over	9.9%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Floyd County	Nottoway County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	54.1%
Black or African American	2.8%	37.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Floyd County	Nottoway County
No high school diploma	8.4%	14.2%
High school graduate	37.6%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Floyd County	Nottoway County
Drove alone	78.6%	80.9%
Carpooled	9.4%	5.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.9%
Walked	1.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	4.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Floyd County	Nottoway County
1-unit, detached	77.6%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	3.4%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Floyd County	Nottoway County
Poverty rate	8.3%	18.9%
Average household size	2.32	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	1986	1972