Grayson County vs Nottoway County

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

Grayson 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 15,323 in Grayson County). Nottoway County has the higher median household income ($62,161 vs $42,864 in Grayson County). Nottoway County has the higher median home value ($179,800 vs $132,300 in Grayson County).

Population, income & housing

	Grayson County	Nottoway County
Population	15,323	15,597
Median age	48.5 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$42,864	$62,161
Median home value	$132,300	$179,800
Median gross rent	$712	$1,009
Housing units	8,961	6,683
Homeownership rate	81.9%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grayson County	Nottoway County
Population	15,742 → 15,323 (-2.7%)	15,433 → 15,597 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$36,544 → $42,864 (+17.3%)	$45,535 → $62,161 (+36.5%)
Median home value	$102,900 → $132,300 (+28.6%)	$151,400 → $179,800 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	$520 → $712 (+36.9%)	$770 → $1,009 (+31.0%)

Grayson County

Population

15,74215,323

Median household income

$36,544$42,864

Median home value

$102,900$132,300

Median gross rent

$520$712

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)

	Grayson County	Nottoway County
Under 5	3.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	12.6%	14.1%
18 to 24	7.1%	8.2%
25 to 34	11.3%	14.7%
35 to 44	10.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	13.6%	12.3%
55 to 64	15.7%	14.2%
65 to 74	15.1%	11.0%
75 and over	10.5%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grayson County	Nottoway County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	54.1%
Black or African American	5.2%	37.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grayson County	Nottoway County
No high school diploma	15.7%	14.2%
High school graduate	40.8%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grayson County	Nottoway County
Drove alone	81.3%	80.9%
Carpooled	9.9%	5.5%
Public transit	1.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.9%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	6.7%
Other means	1.8%	4.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grayson County	Nottoway County
1-unit, detached	77.5%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	18.7%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Grayson County	Nottoway County
Poverty rate	18.0%	18.9%
Average household size	2.31	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1975	1972