COMPARING TWO PLACES
Floyd vs Radford
PLACE A
Floyd, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Radford, Virginia
Floyd is 97% smaller than Radford. Floyd earns more, with a median household income $5,340 higher. Floyd has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -2%).
FLOYDRADFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population45817,243−97% vs Radford
Population density1,0041,782−778
Population growth5.4%-2.1%+7.5 pts
Median age58.623.3+35.3
Male39.7%44.3%−4.6 pts
Female60.3%55.7%+4.6 pts
Foreign-born1.5%2.1%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.9%80.9%+10.9 pts
Black1.0%9.2%−8.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.5%4.4%+2.1 pts
Asian0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Other0.6%3.0%−2.4 pts
Median household income$62,688$57,348+$5,340
Per capita income$44,110$26,815+$17,295
Poverty rate12.7%28.7%−15.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4760.505−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%37.9%−2.4 pts
Graduate degree19.8%18.7%+1.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%8.1%−4.6 pts
Labor force participation53.9%61.0%−7.2 pts
Median home value$242,600$220,700+$21,900
Median gross rent$827$1,033−$206
Owner-occupied60.0%42.3%+17.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.4%14.2%+3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households33.0%51.6%−18.6 pts
Average commute14.818.3−3.5
Worked from home7.0%5.3%+1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured1.5%4.9%−3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025