Nickelsville is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 376 people and just one neighborhood, Nickelsville is the 349th largest community in Virginia.
Unlike some towns, Nickelsville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Nickelsville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Nickelsville is a town of service providers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Nickelsville who work in food service (23.40%), healthcare suport services (12.77%), and community and social services (10.64%).
Also of interest is that Nickelsville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Of important note, Nickelsville is also a town of artists. Nickelsville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Nickelsville’s character.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Nickelsville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Nickelsville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Nickelsville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 40.57 minutes every day commuting to work.
Nickelsville is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The rate of college-level education in Nickelsville is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.25% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Nickelsville in 2022 was $25,914, which is low income relative to Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,656 for a family of four. However, Nickelsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Nickelsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nickelsville residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Nickelsville include English, Irish, Scots-Irish, Norwegian, and Eastern European.
The most common language spoken in Nickelsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 93.3% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.2% of all American neighborhoods.
American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 39.6% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 98.1% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 31 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 92.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 95.9% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 8.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish ancestry.
Do you like to be surrounded by people from all over the country or world, with different perspectives and life experiences? Or do you instead prefer to be in a neighborhood where most residents have lived there for a long time, creating a sense of cohesiveness? NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood stands out among American neighborhoods for the uniqueness of the mobility of its residents. More residents of the neighborhood live here today that also were living in this same neighborhood five years ago than is found in 97.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. This neighborhood is really made up of people who know each other, don't move often, and have lived here in this very neighborhood for quite a while.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Nickelsville are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 82.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 16.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 64.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 42.5% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 26.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.7%), and 14.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.5% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Nickelsville, VA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (14.6%). There are also a number of people of Scots-Irish ancestry (8.3%), and residents who report German roots (4.2%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (3.6%).
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (41.6% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (93.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.