Nickelsville

Population: 397
Median household income: $37,857
Median home value: $187,500

Located in Scott County, Virginia, Nickelsville is a community with a population of 397. At $37,857, its median household income sits below Scott County's $45,136.

Between 2019 and 2023, Nickelsville's population grew 8.5% from 366 to 397, while its median home value rose 73.9% from $107,800 to $187,500.

10.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 64.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 397
Median age: 49.9 yrs
Median household income: $37,857
Median home value: $187,500
Median gross rent: $733
Housing units: 228
Homeownership rate: 64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Unemployment rate: 16.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

366397

Median household income

$32,321$37,857

Median home value

$107,800$187,500

Median gross rent

$525$733

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	366	$32,321	$107,800	$525
2020	359	$37,868	$128,600	$629
2021	448	$26,477	$133,900	$675
2022	360	$30,000	$154,400	$683
2023	397	$37,857	$187,500	$733

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 345.0%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6420.4%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over16.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	5.5%
5 to 17	44	11.1%
18 to 24	48	12.1%
25 to 34	20	5.0%
35 to 44	46	11.6%
45 to 54	32	8.1%
55 to 64	81	20.4%
65 to 74	37	9.3%
75 and over	67	16.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	362	91.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.0%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	65	23.0%
High school graduate	108	38.2%
Some college or associate's	81	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	23	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	73	79.3%
Carpooled	11	12.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	4.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9	10.2%
15 to 29 min	1	1.1%
30 to 44 min	41	46.6%
45 to 59 min	25	28.4%
60+ min	12	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 17.9% (71 of 397)

	Count	Share
Family households	118	64.1%
Nonfamily households	66	35.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	184	80.7%
Vacant	44	19.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	119	64.7%
Renter-occupied	65	35.3%

1-unit, detached61.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other32.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	141	61.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	75	32.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5156304
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.48 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.7488, -82.4172