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West district, Nelson County, VA

2,812 Population
145 square miles 19.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.1 ±5.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Nelson County: 51.3 ±0.6
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,436 ±$5,847 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Nelson County: $45,844 ±$3,892
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$59,732 ±$15,408 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Nelson County: $72,589 † ±$13,010
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

15.9% ±4.9% (448  ±150) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Nelson County: 12.5% † 1,833 (±2.6% / ±388)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 837,363 (±0.2% / ±13,899)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.4 minutes ±4.6 (25,200  ±8,368) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Nelson County: 30.3 155,955 (±0.7 / ±15,973)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,219 ±160 Number of households
  • Nelson County: 6,364 ±308
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (2,792  ±393) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Nelson County: 2.3 14,629 (±0.1 / ±5)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,469,077
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.2% ±9.5% (35  ±47) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Nelson County: 10.3% † 258 (±4.5% / ±112)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,021 (±0.2% / ±2,978)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,799 ±184 Number of housing units
  • Nelson County: 9,995 ±25
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$221,000 ±$77,135 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Nelson County: $321,700 † ±$32,228
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $383,700 ±$1,024
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.2% ±3.2% (143  ±91.9) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Nelson County: 10.7% † 1,545 (±3.6% / ±519.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,126,399 (±0.2% / ±13,158)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.5% ±7.2% (1,883  ±323.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Nelson County: 89.7% 10,068 (±5.9% / ±678.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 91.6% 5,501,058 (±0.3% / ±19,683.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
28.1% ±7% (611  ±177.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Nelson County: 36.3% † 4,069 (±3.8% / ±434.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,532,890 (±0.2% / ±12,158.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.8% ±3.3% (106  ±95) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Nelson County: 4.7% 688
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,142,826
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.4% ±3.9% (191  ±94) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Nelson County: 9.1% † 1,104 (±1.7% / ±204)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 9.4% 629,500 (±0.1% / ±6,297)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
191 Total veterans ±94 161 Male ±87 30 Female ±35

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