COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Floyd County

Virginia · 12,005 residents · 381 sq mi

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With 12,005 people, Floyd County is a county in Virginia. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. The median age is 37.8, about 5 years above the US median. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 31%. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $51,800.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,005

−13%vs 2000

vs 13,874 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 40.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

381 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(664)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(755)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(834)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(797)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(715)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(1,690)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(1,905)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.2%(1,459)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(1,182)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(1,081)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(687)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(236)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,968

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,585 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,532

−36%vs 2000

vs $16,345 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.0%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,800

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$270

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $407 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.1%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.9% in 2000

15.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(13,284)

Black2%(274)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(187)

Asian0.1%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(11,677)

Black2.4%(294)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(33)

Asian0.1%(13)

Other0.2%(21)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.5%(390)

Puerto Rican0.3%(45)

Dominican0.1%(12)

South American0.1%(10)

Venezuelan0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(40)

Asian Indian0.1%(8)

Filipino0%(6)

Korean0%(5)

Ancestry

American24%(3,742)

English15.4%(2,398)

German11.6%(1,812)

Irish7.4%(1,153)

Scotch-Irish3.4%(528)

Scottish2.6%(404)

Italian2.5%(389)

French1.5%(236)

Polish1%(151)

Dutch0.9%(148)

Greek0.9%(140)

Welsh0.6%(100)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

British0.5%(85)

Serbian0.4%(65)

Swedish0.4%(55)

Slovak0.3%(40)

Lithuanian0.2%(37)

Norwegian0.2%(36)

Ukrainian0.2%(32)

Austrian0.1%(21)

Swiss0.1%(21)

Finnish0.1%(20)

Danish0.1%(13)

Russian0.1%(13)

Canadian0.1%(8)

Arab0%(7)

Lebanese0%(7)

Portuguese0%(7)

Hungarian0%(6)

Romanian0%(6)

Czech0%(4)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.4%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.2%

−9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.4 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 26.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married26.1%(1,709)

Married55%(3,608)

Widowed8.5%(557)

Divorced10.5%(686)

Women 15+

Never married17.4%(1,171)

Married58.3%(3,934)

Widowed11.3%(764)

Divorced13%(877)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.3%

−8.4 ptssince 2013

from 15.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.8%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 56.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.6%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.0%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.6%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 70.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.0%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 34.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)3.5%(36)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.2%(241)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.2%(283)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.1%(53)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,039 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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