Nelson County

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Nelson County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 14,445
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 147 / 157 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,223.393 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 5.060 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 85,000.000 acres (343.910 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 456
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 28.50%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 7.00%
Farm earnings (2005): $3,160,000
Gallons of water used per day (total) (2000): 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 97.80%
Physicians (2004): 39
Medicare Recipients (2005): 3,408
Federal Spending (2004): $151,214

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	1,533	5.21%
Rural, Non-farm	27,868	94.79%

Nelson County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Nelson County Employment Information Back to top
Nelson County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	6,021	5,764	258	4.28%	43
1991	6,108	5,707	401	6.57%	66
1992	6,814	6,312	502	7.36%	74
1993	6,523	6,200	323	4.95%	50
1994	6,672	6,411	261	3.91%	39
1995	6,869	6,617	252	3.67%	37
1996	6,697	6,422	275	4.10%	41
1997	7,037	6,778	259	3.68%	37
1998	6,987	6,790	196	2.81%	28
1999	7,226	7,074	152	2.10%	21
2000	6,991	6,829	162	2.32%	23
2001	7,091	6,859	232	3.28%	33
2002	7,137	6,878	259	3.62%	36
2003	7,237	6,974	263	3.63%	36
2004	7,322	7,061	261	3.57%	36
2005	7,473	7,234	239	3.20%	32
2006	7,748	7,536	212	2.74%	27
2007	8,007	7,792	215	2.68%	27
2008	8,090	7,806	284	3.51%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	5,953	5,682	271	4.55%	46
Feb 1990	5,993	5,724	269	4.49%	45
Mar 1990	6,123	5,878	245	4.00%	40
Apr 1990	5,909	5,722	187	3.16%	32
May 1990	6,028	5,839	189	3.14%	31
Jun 1990	6,144	5,929	215	3.50%	35
Jul 1990	6,160	5,924	236	3.83%	38
Aug 1990	6,250	5,883	367	5.87%	59
Sep 1990	6,098	5,791	307	5.03%	50
Oct 1990	5,961	5,704	257	4.31%	43
Nov 1990	5,857	5,596	261	4.46%	45
Dec 1990	5,780	5,493	287	4.97%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	6,175	5,782	393	6.36%	64
Feb 1991	6,182	5,739	443	7.17%	72
Mar 1991	6,314	5,777	537	8.50%	85
Apr 1991	6,119	5,726	393	6.42%	64
May 1991	6,119	5,723	396	6.47%	65
Jun 1991	6,159	5,771	388	6.30%	63
Jul 1991	5,740	5,294	446	7.77%	78
Aug 1991	5,569	5,232	337	6.05%	61
Sep 1991	6,125	5,791	334	5.45%	55
Oct 1991	6,284	5,940	344	5.47%	55
Nov 1991	6,221	5,849	372	5.98%	60
Dec 1991	6,288	5,859	429	6.82%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	7,014	6,450	564	8.04%	80
Feb 1992	7,039	6,413	626	8.89%	89
Mar 1992	6,967	6,407	560	8.04%	80
Apr 1992	6,905	6,443	462	6.69%	67
May 1992	6,939	6,483	456	6.57%	66
Jun 1992	7,007	6,516	491	7.01%	70
Jul 1992	6,496	5,976	520	8.00%	80
Aug 1992	6,263	5,671	592	9.45%	95
Sep 1992	6,598	6,107	491	7.44%	74
Oct 1992	6,942	6,517	425	6.12%	61
Nov 1992	6,822	6,402	420	6.16%	62
Dec 1992	6,776	6,361	415	6.12%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	6,656	6,226	430	6.46%	65
Feb 1993	6,751	6,380	371	5.50%	55
Mar 1993	6,929	6,573	356	5.14%	51
Apr 1993	6,260	5,922	338	5.40%	54
May 1993	6,421	6,091	330	5.14%	51
Jun 1993	6,453	6,112	341	5.28%	53
Jul 1993	5,817	5,527	290	4.99%	50
Aug 1993	5,953	5,677	276	4.64%	46
Sep 1993	6,299	6,026	273	4.33%	43
Oct 1993	6,861	6,547	314	4.58%	46
Nov 1993	6,981	6,697	284	4.07%	41
Dec 1993	6,892	6,624	268	3.89%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	7,155	6,791	364	5.09%	51
Feb 1994	7,324	6,969	355	4.85%	48
Mar 1994	7,392	7,075	317	4.29%	43
Apr 1994	6,340	6,054	286	4.51%	45
May 1994	6,578	6,325	253	3.85%	38
Jun 1994	6,587	6,303	284	4.31%	43
Jul 1994	5,885	5,646	239	4.06%	41
Aug 1994	5,886	5,647	239	4.06%	41
Sep 1994	6,363	6,151	212	3.33%	33
Oct 1994	6,892	6,694	198	2.87%	29
Nov 1994	6,986	6,788	198	2.83%	28
Dec 1994	6,671	6,485	186	2.79%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	7,441	7,190	251	3.37%	34
Feb 1995	7,418	7,160	258	3.48%	35
Mar 1995	7,580	7,327	253	3.34%	33
Apr 1995	6,592	6,356	236	3.58%	36
May 1995	6,827	6,545	282	4.13%	41
Jun 1995	6,735	6,501	234	3.47%	35
Jul 1995	6,051	5,814	237	3.92%	39
Aug 1995	6,093	5,849	244	4.00%	40
Sep 1995	6,385	6,141	244	3.82%	38
Oct 1995	7,162	6,902	260	3.63%	36
Nov 1995	7,164	6,883	281	3.92%	39
Dec 1995	6,985	6,739	246	3.52%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	7,404	7,017	387	5.23%	52
Feb 1996	7,249	6,920	329	4.54%	45
Mar 1996	7,365	7,057	308	4.18%	42
Apr 1996	6,260	5,989	271	4.33%	43
May 1996	6,424	6,131	293	4.56%	46
Jun 1996	6,328	6,099	229	3.62%	36
Jul 1996	6,028	5,790	238	3.95%	39
Aug 1996	5,996	5,772	224	3.74%	37
Sep 1996	6,372	6,154	218	3.42%	34
Oct 1996	6,972	6,699	273	3.92%	39
Nov 1996	7,036	6,778	258	3.67%	37
Dec 1996	6,927	6,661	266	3.84%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	7,786	7,451	335	4.30%	43
Feb 1997	7,766	7,402	364	4.69%	47
Mar 1997	7,899	7,576	323	4.09%	41
Apr 1997	6,688	6,412	276	4.13%	41
May 1997	6,756	6,514	242	3.58%	36
Jun 1997	6,882	6,598	284	4.13%	41
Jul 1997	6,368	6,130	238	3.74%	37
Aug 1997	6,222	5,973	249	4.00%	40
Sep 1997	6,361	6,155	206	3.24%	32
Oct 1997	7,069	6,869	200	2.83%	28
Nov 1997	7,290	7,100	190	2.61%	26
Dec 1997	7,354	7,153	201	2.73%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	7,597	7,332	265	3.49%	35
Feb 1998	7,512	7,260	252	3.35%	34
Mar 1998	7,598	7,379	219	2.88%	29
Apr 1998	6,617	6,482	135	2.04%	20
May 1998	6,737	6,533	204	3.03%	30
Jun 1998	6,741	6,494	247	3.66%	37
Jul 1998	6,975	6,795	180	2.58%	26
Aug 1998	6,748	6,536	212	3.14%	31
Sep 1998	6,574	6,413	161	2.45%	24
Oct 1998	6,994	6,822	172	2.46%	25
Nov 1998	6,897	6,741	156	2.26%	23
Dec 1998	6,849	6,695	154	2.25%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	7,864	7,682	182	2.31%	23
Feb 1999	7,878	7,713	165	2.09%	21
Mar 1999	7,843	7,657	186	2.37%	24
Apr 1999	6,931	6,776	155	2.24%	22
May 1999	7,114	6,953	161	2.26%	23
Jun 1999	7,233	7,071	162	2.24%	22
Jul 1999	7,217	7,069	148	2.05%	21
Aug 1999	7,192	7,033	159	2.21%	22
Sep 1999	7,052	6,936	116	1.64%	16
Oct 1999	6,947	6,809	138	1.99%	20
Nov 1999	6,770	6,631	139	2.05%	21
Dec 1999	6,669	6,558	111	1.66%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	6,893	6,729	164	2.38%	24
Feb 2000	6,977	6,806	171	2.45%	25
Mar 2000	7,067	6,897	170	2.41%	24
Apr 2000	7,035	6,908	127	1.81%	18
May 2000	6,940	6,801	139	2.00%	20
Jun 2000	6,970	6,817	153	2.20%	22
Jul 2000	6,931	6,792	139	2.01%	20
Aug 2000	6,878	6,701	177	2.57%	26
Sep 2000	6,985	6,828	157	2.25%	22
Oct 2000	7,098	6,906	192	2.70%	27
Nov 2000	7,045	6,864	181	2.57%	26
Dec 2000	7,073	6,900	173	2.45%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	7,078	6,826	252	3.56%	36
Feb 2001	7,152	6,926	226	3.16%	32
Mar 2001	7,198	6,954	244	3.39%	34
Apr 2001	7,089	6,883	206	2.91%	29
May 2001	7,069	6,854	215	3.04%	30
Jun 2001	7,140	6,903	237	3.32%	33
Jul 2001	6,989	6,762	227	3.25%	32
Aug 2001	6,884	6,638	246	3.57%	36
Sep 2001	7,125	6,886	239	3.35%	34
Oct 2001	7,103	6,870	233	3.28%	33
Nov 2001	7,111	6,884	227	3.19%	32
Dec 2001	7,155	6,920	235	3.28%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	7,012	6,743	269	3.84%	38
Feb 2002	7,080	6,817	263	3.71%	37
Mar 2002	7,096	6,841	255	3.59%	36
Apr 2002	7,025	6,790	235	3.35%	33
May 2002	7,133	6,881	252	3.53%	35
Jun 2002	7,278	6,989	289	3.97%	40
Jul 2002	7,119	6,863	256	3.60%	36
Aug 2002	7,062	6,788	274	3.88%	39
Sep 2002	7,239	6,998	241	3.33%	33
Oct 2002	7,181	6,952	229	3.19%	32
Nov 2002	7,203	6,936	267	3.71%	37
Dec 2002	7,213	6,940	273	3.78%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	7,250	6,957	293	4.04%	40
Feb 2003	7,271	6,975	296	4.07%	41
Mar 2003	7,293	7,019	274	3.76%	38
Apr 2003	7,209	6,957	252	3.50%	35
May 2003	7,198	6,957	241	3.35%	33
Jun 2003	7,294	7,004	290	3.98%	40
Jul 2003	7,246	6,973	273	3.77%	38
Aug 2003	7,126	6,868	258	3.62%	36
Sep 2003	7,192	6,946	246	3.42%	34
Oct 2003	7,246	7,015	231	3.19%	32
Nov 2003	7,273	7,024	249	3.42%	34
Dec 2003	7,241	6,992	249	3.44%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	7,291	6,992	299	4.10%	41
Feb 2004	7,318	7,009	309	4.22%	42
Mar 2004	7,307	7,021	286	3.91%	39
Apr 2004	7,276	7,031	245	3.37%	34
May 2004	7,340	7,089	251	3.42%	34
Jun 2004	7,408	7,111	297	4.01%	40
Jul 2004	7,409	7,138	271	3.66%	37
Aug 2004	7,226	6,952	274	3.79%	38
Sep 2004	7,300	7,064	236	3.23%	32
Oct 2004	7,322	7,106	216	2.95%	30
Nov 2004	7,340	7,118	222	3.02%	30
Dec 2004	7,331	7,100	231	3.15%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	7,311	7,073	238	3.26%	33
Feb 2005	7,352	7,100	252	3.43%	34
Mar 2005	7,395	7,142	253	3.42%	34
Apr 2005	7,547	7,299	248	3.29%	33
May 2005	7,530	7,278	252	3.35%	33
Jun 2005	7,564	7,294	270	3.57%	36
Jul 2005	7,522	7,271	251	3.34%	33
Aug 2005	7,408	7,160	248	3.35%	33
Sep 2005	7,593	7,355	238	3.13%	31
Oct 2005	7,493	7,292	201	2.68%	27
Nov 2005	7,464	7,261	203	2.72%	27
Dec 2005	7,502	7,286	216	2.88%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	7,534	7,307	227	3.01%	30
Feb 2006	7,587	7,369	218	2.87%	29
Mar 2006	7,592	7,382	210	2.77%	28
Apr 2006	7,758	7,576	182	2.35%	23
May 2006	7,760	7,566	194	2.50%	25
Jun 2006	7,798	7,570	228	2.92%	29
Jul 2006	7,737	7,504	233	3.01%	30
Aug 2006	7,658	7,416	242	3.16%	32
Sep 2006	7,872	7,661	211	2.68%	27
Oct 2006	7,852	7,665	187	2.38%	24
Nov 2006	7,910	7,709	201	2.54%	25
Dec 2006	7,917	7,707	210	2.65%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	7,846	7,617	229	2.92%	29
Feb 2007	7,933	7,698	235	2.96%	30
Mar 2007	8,040	7,820	220	2.74%	27
Apr 2007	8,016	7,814	202	2.52%	25
May 2007	8,052	7,861	191	2.37%	24
Jun 2007	8,019	7,778	241	3.01%	30
Jul 2007	8,009	7,793	216	2.70%	27
Aug 2007	7,870	7,649	221	2.81%	28
Sep 2007	8,044	7,851	193	2.40%	24
Oct 2007	8,099	7,899	200	2.47%	25
Nov 2007	8,110	7,909	201	2.48%	25
Dec 2007	8,045	7,820	225	2.80%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	7,957	7,690	267	3.36%	34
Feb 2008	8,048	7,772	276	3.43%	34
Mar 2008	8,130	7,854	276	3.39%	34
Apr 2008	8,146	7,916	230	2.82%	28
May 2008	8,137	7,878	259	3.18%	32
Jun 2008	8,108	7,828	280	3.45%	35
Jul 2008	8,127	7,821	306	3.77%	38
Aug 2008	8,003	7,669	334	4.17%	42
Sep 2008	8,152	7,826	326	4.00%	40
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Nelson County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,512	21.06%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	478	6.66%
3.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	468	6.52%
4.	Educational Services	380	5.29%
5.	Repair and Maintenance	340	4.74%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	294	4.10%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	272	3.79%
8.	Utilities	228	3.18%
9.	Health Care	218	3.04%
10.	Public Administration	208	2.90%
11.	Truck Transportation	174	2.42%
12.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	164	2.28%
13.	Food Manufacturing	148	2.06%
14.	Wood Manufacturing	138	1.92%
15.	Machinery Manufacturing	134	1.87%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	126	1.76%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	124	1.73%
18.	Metal Manufactuing	116	1.62%
19.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	96	1.34%
20.	Finance and Insurance	92	1.28%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	1,326	20.82%
2.	Health Care	970	15.23%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	528	8.29%
4.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	288	4.52%
5.	Food and Beverage Stores	276	4.33%
6.	Public Administration	266	4.18%
7.	Social Assistance	218	3.42%
8.	Finance and Insurance	214	3.36%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	172	2.70%
10.	Construction	126	1.98%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	118	1.85%
12.	Food Manufacturing	110	1.73%
13.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	104	1.63%
14.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	100	1.57%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	84	1.32%
16.	Personal and Laundry Services	84	1.32%
17.	U.S. Postal Service	82	1.29%
18.	Other Transportation	78	1.22%
19.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	76	1.19%
20.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	66	1.04%

Nelson County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Installation / Maintenance	502	6.99%
2.	Other Production Occupations	452	6.30%
3.	Other Construction Trades	444	6.19%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	410	5.71%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	396	5.52%
6.	Other Management Occupations	380	5.29%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	298	4.15%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	260	3.62%
9.	Agricultural Workers	236	3.29%
10.	Construction Laborers	234	3.26%
11.	Carpenters	204	2.84%
12.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	204	2.84%
13.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	170	2.37%
14.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	150	2.09%
15.	Farmers and Farm Managers	144	2.01%
16.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	140	1.95%
17.	Top Executives	124	1.73%
18.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	118	1.64%
19.	Computer Specialists	108	1.50%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	98	1.37%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	528	8.29%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	372	5.84%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	352	5.53%
4.	Other Management Occupations	320	5.02%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	298	4.68%
6.	Cashiers	286	4.49%
7.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	220	3.45%
8.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	216	3.39%
9.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	196	3.08%
10.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	186	2.92%
11.	Registered Nurses	172	2.70%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	168	2.64%
13.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	152	2.39%
14.	Other Production Occupations	152	2.39%
15.	Health Technologists and Technicians	148	2.32%
16.	Bus Drivers	126	1.98%
17.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	124	1.95%
18.	Child Care Workers	110	1.73%
19.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	110	1.73%
20.	Postsecondary Teachers	100	1.57%

Nelson County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	13,303	55.42%
15-35 hours	2,175	9.06%
1-14 hours	607	2.53%
No regular hours	7,917	32.98%

Nelson County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	382	2.97%
5 AM-5:29 AM	344	2.68%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	690	5.37%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,551	12.08%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,541	12.00%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,289	17.82%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,322	18.08%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,210	9.42%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	480	3.74%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	562	4.38%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	190	1.48%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	88	0.69%
Noon-3:59 PM	752	5.86%
4 PM-11:59 PM	441	3.43%

Nelson County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	409	3.18%
5-9	812	6.32%
10-14	1,062	8.27%
15-19	984	7.66%
20-24	1,441	11.22%
25-29	777	6.05%
30-34	2,112	16.45%
35-39	559	4.35%
40-44	1,081	8.42%
45-59	2,190	17.05%
60-89	993	7.73%
At least 90	422	3.29%

Nelson County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	0	0.00%	5,485	42.71%
30-44	36	0.28%	3,716	28.94%
45-59	0	0.00%	2,190	17.05%
At least 60	8	0.06%	1,407	10.96%

Nelson County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	16	0.12%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,801	20.65%
Car / truck / van, solo	9,568	70.56%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	206	1.52%
Public transportation	44	0.32%
Walked	207	1.53%
Worked at home	719	5.30%

Nelson County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Nelson County Family Information Back to top
: 11,774 (28,482 people)
: 8,334 (24,064 people)
: 3,037
: 18,727
Nelson County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,282	10.69%
$10,000-$14,999	728	6.07%
$15,000-$19,999	867	7.23%
$20,000-$24,999	744	6.21%
$25,000-$29,999	1,127	9.40%
$30,000-$34,999	892	7.44%
$35,000-$39,999	762	6.36%
$40,000-$44,999	582	4.85%
$45,000-$49,999	599	5.00%
$50,000-$59,999	1,250	10.43%
$60,000-$74,999	973	8.12%
$75,000-$99,999	1,052	8.77%
$100,000-$124,999	472	3.94%
$125,000-$149,999	114	0.95%
$150,000-$199,999	300	2.50%
$200,000 or more	246	2.05%

Nelson County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,470	24.97%
Family, 2 people	2,061	35.01%
Nonfamily, 2 people	240	4.08%
Family, 3 people	936	15.90%
Nonfamily, 3 people	22	0.37%
Family, 4 people	712	12.09%
Nonfamily, 4 people	4	0.07%
Family, 5 people	298	5.06%
Nonfamily, 5 people	1	0.02%
Family, 6 people	95	1.61%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	45	0.76%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	3	0.05%

Nelson County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	9,493	28.14%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	4,366	12.94%
Public Assistance	268	0.79%
Retirement	2,675	7.93%
Self Employment	1,992	5.91%
Social Security	3,705	10.98%
Supplemental Security	580	1.72%
Wage / Salary	8,996	26.67%
Other	1,658	4.92%

Nelson County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	4,137	62.24%
With children under 18	2,510	37.76%

Nelson County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,166	10.01%
Married	7,333	62.97%
Never Married	2,769	23.78%
Widowed	378	3.25%

Nelson County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,227	9.66%
Married	7,553	59.47%
Never Married	2,534	19.95%
Widowed	1,386	10.91%

Nelson County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Nelson County Education Information Back to top
Nelson County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,850	12.33%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	4,339	18.77%
High school diploma or equivalent	6,428	27.81%
Some college, no degree	4,054	17.54%
Associate degree	1,001	4.33%
Bachelors degree	2,511	10.86%
Graduate or professional degree	1,931	8.35%

Nelson County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	159	1.10%	140	0.97%	299	2.07%
Kindergarten	212	1.47%	18	0.12%	230	1.59%
Grades 1-4	979	6.78%	100	0.69%	1,079	7.47%
Grades 5-8	1,636	11.33%	138	0.96%	1,774	12.28%
Grades 9-12	1,649	11.42%	74	0.51%	1,723	11.93%
Undergrad college	520	3.60%	144	1.00%	664	4.60%
Graduate or professional school	130	0.90%	8	0.06%	138	0.96%
Total	5,285	36.59%	622	4.31%	5,907	40.89%

Nelson County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Nelson County Business Information Back to top
: $43,430,000
: $29,460,000
: 2,235
Nelson County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	2	5	3	2
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	3	8	2	6
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	4	2
1999 - Construction	12	6	26	19	15
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	2	3
1999 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	3	0	5
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	1	4	3	7
1999 - Information	0	0	2	2	1
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	0	0	6	3	4
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	2	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	3	6	4	19
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	5	3	4	4	18
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	3	2	7
1999 - Retail Trade	3	4	16	8	20
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	2	7	2	6
1999 - Unclassified	3	2	0	0	2
1999 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	1	0	3
1999 - Total	36	27	92	61	121
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	4	3	6
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	3	5	9
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	3	1
2000 - Construction	9	10	19	15	26
2000 - Educational Services	1	0	1	3	1
2000 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	2	1	6
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	3	3	3	7
2000 - Information	0	0	1	2	2
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	1	0	3	8	2
2000 - Mining	0	0	2	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	3	7	3	17
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	5	3	4	5	19
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	2	3	1	7
2000 - Retail Trade	8	4	13	12	18
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	4	1	4	8
2000 - Unclassified	3	2	1	0	2
2000 - Utilities	0	0	2	1	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	1	1	5
2000 - Total	37	33	72	70	136
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	3	3	6
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	2	2	0	14
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	2	0	3
2001 - Construction	9	2	25	14	27
2001 - Educational Services	1	0	3	1	2
2001 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	3	4	4
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	6	3	7
2001 - Information	0	0	1	1	4
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	5	2	4	5	5
2001 - Mining	1	1	1	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	2	4	6	14
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	5	5	6	5	18
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	2	4	3	4
2001 - Retail Trade	4	6	15	9	22
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	3	6	1	4
2001 - Unclassified	1	1	1	1	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	2
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	2	2	0	3
2001 - Total	36	30	89	56	140
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	2	5	2	5
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	2	5	3	7
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	2	1	1
2002 - Construction	16	7	22	23	20
2002 - Educational Services	0	2	3	1	1
2002 - Finance & Insurance	1	3	1	0	9
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	1	7	4	5
2002 - Information	0	0	4	2	0
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	0	1	4	7	7
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	2
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	2	6	3	14
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	6	3	7	16
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	2	2	3	6
2002 - Retail Trade	3	0	16	13	22
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	3	4	5
2002 - Unclassified	1	2	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	2
2002 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	1	0	3
2002 - Total	32	33	84	74	125
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	6	0	3	5	5
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	4	4	6
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	2	1
2003 - Construction	12	11	24	20	28
2003 - Educational Services	1	0	0	3	4
2003 - Finance & Insurance	5	2	2	0	5
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	2	7	3	8
2003 - Information	0	0	0	3	4
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	3	4	6	4	8
2003 - Mining	1	0	0	1	1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	2	4	5	17
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	3	10	5	10
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	2	3	1	7
2003 - Retail Trade	1	5	14	14	22
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	3	4	2	5
2003 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	2
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	1	2
2003 - Total	41	35	82	73	135
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	5	4	7	6
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	1	5	0	9
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	1	1	0	2
2004 - Construction	18	11	25	15	32
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	2	1	4
2004 - Finance & Insurance	1	3	1	1	6
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	2	4	3	10
2004 - Information	0	0	3	2	1
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	3	3	8	1	9
2004 - Mining	0	0	1	0	2
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	2	4	7	18
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	1	6	6	13
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	1	3	2	9
2004 - Retail Trade	4	2	15	13	17
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	7	2	4
2004 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	2	1	3
2004 - Total	45	32	92	62	145
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	3	8	4	6
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	1	1	7	8
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	1	3	1
2005 - Construction	14	5	31	28	27
2005 - Educational Services	0	1	4	0	2
2005 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	1	2	6
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	1	8	6	5
2005 - Information	1	0	2	3	1
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	3	1	6	9	5
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	3	8	2	17
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	3	6	6	14
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	0	4	3	7
2005 - Retail Trade	5	6	12	13	18
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	4	2	3	5
2005 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	2
2005 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	0	2	3
2005 - Total	47	30	94	91	128

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Nelson County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Nelson County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	25,608	87.65%
Below Poverty Level	3,607	12.35%

Nelson County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$632	$242	$1,685	$9	$0	$80	$2,406	$1,770	$729	$411
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$664	$254	$1,769	$9	$0	$84	$2,526	$1,858	$729	$411
1975	$820	$329	$3,078	$23	$0	$193	$4,114	$2,250	$2,940	$1,648
1976	$873	$372	$3,083	$25	$0	$327	$4,308	$2,450	$2,915	$364
1977	$1,381	$443	$3,389	$2	$0	$165	$4,937	$2,938	$3,011	$466
1978	$1,611	$529	$3,699	$17	$0	$190	$5,517	$3,010	$2,607	$890
1979	$1,499	$586	$3,158	$19	$0	$283	$4,959	$3,316	$2,453	$1,018
1980	$1,540	$619	$3,492	$33	$0	$282	$5,347	$3,463	$2,299	$1,013
1981	$1,751	$656	$3,949	$0	$0	$369	$6,069	$3,905	$2,145	$961
1982	$2,153	$680	$4,394	$0	$0	$450	$6,997	$4,257	$1,992	$912
1983	$2,424	$748	$4,359	$0	$0	$390	$7,173	$4,283	$1,837	$1,147
1984	$2,562	$889	$4,530	$0	$0	$461	$7,553	$4,513	$1,724	$1,199
1985	$2,882	$990	$4,814	$0	$0	$547	$8,243	$4,854	$2,240	$956
1986	$3,113	$1,031	$5,275	$0	$0	$209	$8,597	$0	$0	$0
1987	$3,743	$1,086	$5,643	$0	$0	$619	$10,005	$7,445	$1,937	$803
1988	$4,289	$1,152	$6,501	$0	$0	$970	$11,760	$7,817	$9,657	$9,254
1989	$4,769	$1,229	$6,217	$0	$0	$2,060	$13,046	$8,208	$9,374	$3,212
1990	$5,007	$1,323	$6,677	$0	$0	$2,100	$13,784	$8,618	$10,054	$4,137
1991	$5,132	$1,356	$6,843	$0	$0	$2,150	$14,125	$8,833	$10,054	$4,137
1992	$5,461	$1,443	$7,142	$0	$0	$2,729	$15,332	$9,514	$10,039	$5,885
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$8,685	$2,021	$9,170	$0	$0	$1,148	$19,003	$9,903	$6,066	$6,603
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$10,135	$3,226	$14,150	$0	$0	$1,696	$25,981	$12,809	$37,156	$32,208

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$2,236	$95	$44	$27	$0	$0	$2,843
1972	$30	$231	$24	$70	$0	$86	$2,843
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$2,347	$100	$46	$28	$0	$0	$2,985
1974	$31	$242	$26	$73	$0	$92	$2,985
1975	$4,463	$108	$202	$67	$12	$0	$5,564
1975	$64	$366	$22	$12	$0	$248	$5,564
1976	$4,460	$138	$218	$51	$13	$0	$5,814
1976	$94	$425	$124	$26	$0	$265	$5,814
1977	$3,914	$156	$77	$50	$1	$0	$5,240
1977	$170	$394	$129	$46	$0	$303	$5,240
1978	$3,488	$202	$59	$49	$25	$0	$5,128
1978	$208	$191	$122	$429	$0	$355	$5,128
1979	$3,833	$220	$73	$582	$2	$0	$5,767
1979	$222	$235	$115	$105	$0	$380	$5,767
1980	$4,123	$331	$140	$582	$0	$0	$6,275
1980	$221	$374	$108	$54	$0	$342	$6,275
1981	$4,923	$472	$146	$54	$0	$6	$6,720
1981	$241	$288	$102	$0	$0	$488	$6,720
1982	$5,495	$400	$147	$67	$0	$15	$7,267
1982	$250	$300	$95	$0	$0	$498	$7,267
1983	$5,629	$436	$150	$70	$5	$28	$7,506
1983	$271	$352	$79	$0	$0	$486	$7,506
1984	$6,143	$525	$178	$87	$0	$48	$8,274
1984	$228	$391	$85	$0	$0	$589	$8,274
1985	$7,193	$639	$242	$118	$0	$50	$9,926
1985	$262	$442	$75	$4	$0	$901	$9,926
1986	$6,910	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,910
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,910
1987	$7,206	$528	$190	$137	$0	$72	$10,762
1987	$561	$514	$89	$0	$0	$1,465	$10,762
1988	$7,806	$602	$188	$199	$0	$67	$12,045
1988	$601	$532	$67	$0	$0	$1,983	$12,045
1989	$8,480	$622	$209	$199	$0	$77	$19,121
1989	$640	$545	$633	$0	$0	$7,716	$19,121
1990	$9,146	$669	$247	$210	$0	$77	$14,423
1990	$716	$649	$660	$0	$0	$2,049	$14,423
1991	$9,374	$686	$253	$216	$0	$79	$14,767
1991	$734	$665	$660	$0	$0	$2,100	$14,767
1992	$9,484	$1,106	$408	$249	$0	$127	$18,963
1992	$1,184	$1,073	$1,951	$0	$0	$3,381	$18,963
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$13,113	$1,115	$362	$223	$0	$72	$19,738
1997	$811	$932	$352	$0	$0	$2,758	$19,738
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$26,352	$1,418	$339	$269	$7	$149	$34,299
2002	$534	$1,335	$856	$0	$0	$3,040	$34,299

Nelson County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Nelson County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Nelson County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,564	10.83%
10-19 Years	1,884	13.04%
20-29 Years	1,279	8.85%
30-39 Years	1,836	12.71%
40-49 Years	2,422	16.77%
50-59 Years	2,214	15.33%
60-69 Years	1,587	10.99%
70-79 Years	1,126	7.80%
80-89 Years	442	3.06%
90+ Years	91	0.63%

Nelson County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	7,031	48.67%
Female	7,414	51.33%

Nelson County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	11,765	81.45%
African-American	2,136	14.79%
Hispanic/Latino	305	2.11%
Multiracial	163	1.13%
Asian	32	0.22%
Amerindian	25	0.17%
Other Race	12	0.08%
Pacific Islander	7	0.05%

Nelson County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	6,306	30.68%
2.	English	3,818	18.58%
3.	Irish	2,572	12.52%
4.	German	2,514	12.23%
5.	Scotch Irish	1,098	5.34%
6.	Scottish	725	3.53%
7.	Italian	514	2.50%
8.	French Non-Basque	363	1.77%
9.	Polish	324	1.58%
10.	Dutch	298	1.45%

Nelson County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	26,881	96.47%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	606	2.17%
3.	French	80	0.29%
4.	German	56	0.20%
5.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	52	0.19%
6.	Russian	34	0.12%
7.	Other Slavic	32	0.11%
8.	Greek	18	0.06%
9.	Hindi	18	0.06%
10.	Hebrew	18	0.06%

Nelson County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	28,859	98.16%
Naturalized immigrant	366	1.24%
Not a citizen	176	0.60%

Nelson County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Nelson County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Nelson County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Afton	Massies Mill	Rockfish
Arrington	Montebello	Roseland
Faber	Nellysford	Schuyler
Gladstone	Norwood	Shipman
Lovingston	Piney River	Tyro

Nelson County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

22920	22964	24464
22922	22967	24553
22938	22969	24581
22949	22971
22958	22976