What is the population of Nelson County, Virginia?

The population of Nelson County, Virginia is 14,783, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Nelson County, Virginia?

The median household income in Nelson County, Virginia is $71,389, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Nelson County, Virginia is $39,335, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Nelson County, Virginia is 3.3%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education C

Metric	Nelson County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Population	14,783	8,661,529	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	31.2	202.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.05%	0.60%	0.57%
Median age	52.2	37.2	37.1
Households	6,470	3,324,966	128,459,983

Year	Nelson County

Group	Share

Nelson County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Nelson County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$71,389	$91,409	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.87%	4.62%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.2%	5.2%

Metric	Nelson County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$39,335	$257,048	$242,182
Median rent	$950	$1,514	$1,342
Homeownership rate	79.2%	67.2%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM .

Metric	Nelson County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	31.6	23.3	22.5
Work from home	22.7%	16.2%	13.4%

Nelson County has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric	Nelson County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	37.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.26	2.53	2.54

Nelson County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Nelson County	Virginia Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	77.8	77.3	78.3
Self-rated poor health	16.8%	16.9%	16.3%
Smokers	18.1%	19.0%	19.0%