Floyd County, Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 15,560
Median household income: $61,401
Median home value: $215,500

Floyd County is a county in Virginia with a population of 15,560. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $61,401, its median household income sits below Virginia's $90,974.

From 2019 to 2023, Floyd County's population held roughly steady from 15,704 to 15,560, while its median household income rose 19.2% from $51,521 to $61,401.

The median resident is 48.0 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,560
Median age: 48.0 yrs
Median household income: $61,401
Median home value: $215,500
Median gross rent: $826
Housing units: 7,946
Homeownership rate: 84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,70415,560

Median household income

$51,521$61,401

Median home value

$170,700$215,500

Median gross rent

$705$826

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,704	$51,521	$170,700	$705
2020	15,766	$51,250	$170,000	$684
2021	15,536	$51,612	$175,500	$760
2022	15,532	$57,146	$205,400	$809
2023	15,560	$61,401	$215,500	$826

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	646	4.2%
5 to 17	2,239	14.4%
18 to 24	1,005	6.5%
25 to 34	1,744	11.2%
35 to 44	1,604	10.3%
45 to 54	2,062	13.3%
55 to 64	2,554	16.4%
65 to 74	2,168	13.9%
75 and over	1,538	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,382	92.4%
Black or African American	433	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	65	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	43	0.3%
Two or more races	166	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	471	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate37.6%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree14.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	985	8.4%
High school graduate	4,389	37.6%
Some college or associate's	3,608	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,654	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,034	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,143	78.6%
Carpooled	738	9.4%
Public transit	11	0.1%
Walked	125	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	798	10.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,556	22.2%
15 to 29 min	1,931	27.5%
30 to 44 min	1,526	21.7%
45 to 59 min	899	12.8%
60+ min	1,105	15.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 8.3% (1,282 of 15,470)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,286	64.5%
Nonfamily households	2,363	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,649	83.7%
Vacant	1,297	16.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,582	84.0%
Renter-occupied	1,067	16.0%

1-unit, detached77.6%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other19.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,165	77.6%
1-unit, attached	27	0.3%
2 to 4 units	107	1.3%
5 to 19 units	47	0.6%
20 or more units	94	1.2%
Mobile home & other	1,506	19.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 51063
State: Virginia
Land area: 381 sq mi
Water area: 0.85 sq mi
Center point: 36.9314, -80.3503