Moving to Floyd, Virginia

Population: 432. Estimated population in July 2024: 434 (+0.5% change)
Males: 179 (41.4%), Females: 253 (58.6%)

Floyd County

Zip code: 24091

Demographics

Median resident age: 48.4 years
Median household income: $25,781
Median house value: $77,300

Population by Race

Races in Floyd:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
  • Black (4.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (22.7%), German (11.1%), English (10.2%), Irish (8.8%), French (3.7%), French Canadian (2.3%).

Elevation: 2496 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Floyd

  • High school or higher: 69.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Floyd town

  • Never married: 20.2%
  • Now married: 52.4%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 15.4%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

3.2% Foreign born (2.1% Latin America, 0.7% Asia, 0.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +34 (+8.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Floyd:

  • PATRICK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; STUART, VA)
  • R J REYNOLDS PATRICK CO MEMORIAL HOSP (about 19 miles; STUART, VA)
  • CARILION RADFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; RADFORD, VA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Floyd:

  • ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 37 miles; ROANOKE, VA; Abbreviation: ROA)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 54 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 63 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Floyd:

  • VIRGINIA TECH (about 21 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; Abbreviation: BCB)
  • NEW RIVER VALLEY (about 29 miles; DUBLIN, VA; Abbreviation: PSK)
  • MOUNT AIRY/SURRY COUNTY (about 36 miles; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Abbreviation: MWK)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Floyd:

  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 19 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 25,754)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; RADFORD, VA; Full-time enrollment: 8,034)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; DUBLIN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,262)
  • NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 31 miles; SALEM, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,382)
  • VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; ROANOKE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,535)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)

Schools

Public high school in Floyd:

  • FLOYD COUNTY HIGH (Students: 818; Location: 721 BAKER ST. SW; Grades: 08 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Floyd:

  • FLOYD ELEM. (Students: 514; Location: 531 OAK HILL DRIVE SW; Grades: KG – 07)

Private primary/middle school in Floyd:

  • BLUE MOUNTAIN (Students: 44; Location: RT 3 BOX 220; Grades: PK – 5)