Nelson County, Virginia (VA)

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• • 11,73379.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,82212.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7084.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3182.2%Two or more races
  • 710.5%Some other race alone
  • 290.2%Asian alone
  • 100.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $375,131

Here:	$375,131
State:	$472,865

Townhouses or other attached units: $296,643

Here:	$296,643
State:	$457,437

Mobile homes: $83,150

Here:	$83,150
State:	$100,736

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 26
• Burglaries: 48
• Thefts: 147
• Auto thefts: 17

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 23
• Burglaries: 41
• Thefts: 142
• Auto thefts: 22

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,580 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,545 (0.5%)

Area name: Charlottesville, VA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Nelson County is $643 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $761 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $986 a month.

Cities in this county include: Nellysford, Arrington, Lovingston, Shipman, Schuyler, Wintergreen.

Neighboring counties: Elliott County, Kentucky , Hanover County , Johnson County, Kentucky , New Kent County , Vanderburgh County, Indiana , Stanton County, Kansas .

Current college students: 393
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 30.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 638 (58.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1382010 or later
• 2582000 to 2009
• 671990 to 1999
• 511980 to 1989
• 491970 to 1979
• 91Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,616
• One, attached: 157
• Two: 16
• 3 or 4: 141
• 5 to 9: 734
• 10 to 19: 343
• 20 to 49: 50
• 50 or more: 6
• Mobile homes: 943
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Nelson County with a mortgage: 2,952 (288 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 256 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 85

Religion statistics for Nelson County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Nelson County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Virginia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4512-VA: April 2, 2020, FEMA Id: 4512, Natural disaster type: Other
• Virginia Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 8, 2018 - September 21, 2018, FEMA Id: 4401, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 01, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3359: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3359, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Virginia Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 01, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4072: July 27, 2012, FEMA Id: 4072, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
• Virginia Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1905: April 27, 2010, FEMA Id: 1905, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Virginia Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 18, 2009 to December 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1874: February 16, 2010, FEMA Id: 1874, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Virginia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3240: September 12, 2005, FEMA Id: 3240, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Virginia Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to October 01, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1491: September 18, 2003, FEMA Id: 1491, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Virginia Heard Mountain Fire Complex, Incident Period: November 19, 2001 to December 09, 2001, Fire Management Assistance Declared: November 20, 2001, FEMA Id: 2394, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Virginia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 25, 2000 to January 30, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1318: February 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1318, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.90% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($86,836 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.67% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($52,908 average AGI)
2.23% relocated from other states ($33,928 average AGI)

Nelson County:	2.23%
Virginia average:	3.91%

from Albemarle County, VA	1.11% ($67,643 average AGI)
from Augusta County, VA	0.40% ($66,000)
from Charlottesville city, VA	0.38% ($35,958)
from Amherst County, VA	0.35% ($41,909)

6.74% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($58,269 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.97% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($40,669 average AGI)
1.76% relocated to other states ($17,600 average AGI)

Nelson County:	1.76%
Virginia average:	3.98%

to Albemarle County, VA	0.85% ($68,774 average AGI)
to Amherst County, VA	0.80% ($43,860)
to Waynesboro city, VA	0.45% ($53,429)
to Augusta County, VA	0.38% ($50,458)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Nelson County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,001 (792 living alone), Female householders: 3,301 (1,147 living alone)

• 3,388 spouses (3,311 opposite-sex spouses), 363 unmarried partners, (344 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,663 children (3,371 natural, 48 adopted, 245 stepchildren), 339 grandchildren, 201 brothers or sisters, 112 parents, 0 foster children, 153 other relatives, 275 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 115

Size of family households: 2,350 2-persons, 662 3-persons, 510 4-persons, 203 5-persons, 158 6-persons, 138 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,940 1-person, 361 2-persons, 8 3-persons.

1,982 married couples with children.
210 single-parent households (11 men, 199 women).

94.8% of residents of Nelson speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (28% speak English very well, 72% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $109,364,000 ($7,339 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,596,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $53,936,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,551,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $444,000
Federal grants: $16,529,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,408,000 ($10,728,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,495,000 ($39,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,503,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,956,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,748,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.20 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Nelson County, Virginia
• 522020 or later
• 3712010 to 2019
• 2,1682000 to 2009
• 1,4531990 to 1999
• 1,9041980 to 1989
• 1,3391970 to 1979
• 5871960 to 1969
• 5191950 to 1959
• 2161940 to 1949
• 1,3371939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Nelson County, Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Nelson County, Virginia
• 101 room
• 72 rooms
• 1433 rooms
• 3644 rooms
• 9065 rooms
• 1,0506 rooms
• 7587 rooms
• 6838 rooms
• 1,0919+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nelson County, Virginia
• 121 room
• 522 rooms
• 1993 rooms
• 2024 rooms
• 1715 rooms
• 2456 rooms
• 1757 rooms
• 708 rooms
• 1719+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Nelson County, Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Nelson County, Virginia
• 11no bedroom
• 1791 bedroom
• 6542 bedrooms
• 2,6573 bedrooms
• 1,2464 bedrooms
• 2645+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nelson County, Virginia
• 13no bedroom
• 2561 bedroom
• 3522 bedrooms
• 4283 bedrooms
• 1474 bedrooms
• 1015+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Nelson County, Virginia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Nelson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 183no vehicle
• 8401 vehicle
• 1,8842 vehicles
• 1,1673 vehicles
• 4724 vehicles
• 4625+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Nelson County in renter-occupied apartments
• 188no vehicle
• 6311 vehicle
• 2022 vehicles
• 2473 vehicles
• 314 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

90.9% of Nelson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Virginia.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 9,604
• Other state: 4,533
• Northeast: 1,750
• Midwest: 844
• South: 1,661
• West: 261

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 339
• Number of aged recipients: 67
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 272
• Number of recipients under 18: 18
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 183
• Number of recipients older than 64: 138
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 180
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 157