The population of Nelson county is estimated at 14,895. In 2017 there were 121 births and 146 deaths in Nelson county. Nelson county has 2,947 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 2,104 that are owned free and clear and 1,345 that are renter occupied.

  The upstanding residents of Nelson County filed 7,340 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.2% of all Virginia filings and 0.005% of the entire nation. Nelson had a combined total federal tax liability of $65,313,000 on earned income of $444,275,000. Other notable statistics from Nelson County were 130 unemployment claims which collected a total of $409,000 and 1,660 charitable contributions valued at $9,290,000. 1,920 filings from Nelson County paid a combined total of $5,544,000 in property taxes and 1,540 filings paid $12,383,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Nelson county had 45 religious congregations with an estimated 7,721 members.
30.8% of the Nelson population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 14.3% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 55% of Nelson County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents an increase from the 2012 election by 22 votes.
At $53,965 the median income is 75.5% of the Virginia average. An estimated 257 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Nelson, the equivalant of around 3.5% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 3.6%.

Top 15 Industries in Nelson County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
299	Retail trade
268	Manufacturing
181	Other services (except public administration)
168	Accommodation and food services
140	Professional, scientific, and technical services
97	Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
97	Administrative and support services
94	Breweries
92	Gasoline stations
37	Transportation and warehousing
34	Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
29	Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, local
29	Specialized freight trucking
26	Nonstore retailers
15	Fabricated metal product manufacturing

In 2018 7.92% of listings in Nelson County.

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