Nelson County, Virginia

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Key figures

Statistic	Nelson County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	14,732	8,705,170	334,922,499	2175th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$72,589	$93,170	$80,734	1008th of 3,221
Median Age	51.3	39.0	38.9	165th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	36.3%	42.2%	35.7%	411th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$321,700	$383,700	$332,700	524th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$946	$1,579	$1,413	1193rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.5%	9.9%	12.5%	1834th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.3%	4.3%	5.2%	2393rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	31.3	220.5	n/a	1955th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.7%	13.1%	14.1%	1053rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.6	n/a	n/a	905th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.7%	67.3%	65.2%	688th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.3	27.3	26.4	478th of 3,221
Worked from Home	19.1%	18.3%	15.1%	173rd of 3,222
Uninsured	11.6%	n/a	n/a	1331st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.3%	48.7%	46.9%	1185th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.1%	n/a	n/a	2413th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Nelson County, Virginia

Statistic	Nelson County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.8%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	11.0%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	34.8	60.7	61.4

Age in Nelson County, Virginia

Statistic	Nelson County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	51.3	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	17.4%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.9%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.6%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.0%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	29.6%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Nelson County, Virginia

Statistic	Nelson County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	6,364	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	60.1%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	18.5%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.8%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.3%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	21.8%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Nelson County, Virginia

Statistic	Nelson County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,844	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.5%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.1%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.8%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.3%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.5%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.3%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.4%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Nelson County, Virginia

Statistic	Nelson County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	9,995	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.3%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.9%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	36.3%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.3%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.6%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,622	$2,790	n/a

Education in Nelson County, Virginia

Statistic	Nelson County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	10.3%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.7%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.7%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.8%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.5%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Nelson County, Virginia

Statistic	Nelson County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.3%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	67.4%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.6%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.9%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.8%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.2%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Nelson County, Virginia

Statistic	Nelson County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.2%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.5%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.1%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.8%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.8%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.7%	14.3%	16.7%

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