Floyd is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 448 people and two associated neighborhoods, Floyd is the 342nd largest community in Virginia.Floyd is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Floyd is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Floyd who work in teaching (18.02%), management occupations (18.02%), and healthcare (12.61%). Floyd’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.68 minutes getting to work every day. Floyd 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 population of Floyd is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.57% of adults in Floyd have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Floyd in 2022 was $44,110, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $176,440 for a family of four. However, Floyd contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Floyd home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Floyd residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Floyd include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Floyd is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
