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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $504 (0.7%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Alleghany County is $402 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $587 a month.
Cities in this county include: Clifton Forge
, Selma
, Iron Gate
, Low Moor
.
Neighboring
counties: Bath County
, Botetourt County
, Greenbrier County, West Virginia
, Craig County
, Monroe County, West Virginia
, Rockbridge County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Alleghany County: Jerrys
Run
(A),
Alleghany Country Club
(B),
Alleghany County Industrial Park
(C),
Rainbow Rocks
(D),
Morris Hill Campground
(E),
Morris Hill Picnic Area
(F),
Camp Appalachia
(G),
Natural Well
(H),
Big Ridge Lookout
(I),
Coles Mountain Picnic Area
(J),
Blue Spring Run
(K),
James River Work Center
(L),
Fortney Boat Launch Ramp
(M),
Brushy Mountain Lookout
(N)
Shopping Centers: Mallow
Mall Shopping Center
(1),
Oak Hill Shopping Center
(2)
Churches in Alleghany County include: Pinnell
Chapel
(A),
Cliff Dale Church
(B),
Altamont Church
(C),
Antioch Church
(D),
Sharon Church
(E),
Sinking Spring Church
(F),
Dameron Church
(G),
Sugar Valley Church
(H),
Triangle Hill Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Alleghany
Memorial Park
(1),
Humphries Cemetery
(2),
Mount Carmel Cemetery
(3),
Mallow Cemetery
(4),
Helmintoller Cemetery
(5),
Smith Cemetery
(6),
Simmons Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Clifton
Forge Reservoir
(A),
Westvaco Number Two Flyash Lagoon
(B),
Pond Lick Branch Reservoir
(C),
Lake Moomaw
(D)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Moss
Run
(A),
Johnsons Creek
(B),
Hays Creek
(C),
Johns Run
(D),
Hardy Run
(E),
Hamilton Branch
(F),
Jerrys Run
(G),
Jerry Branch
(H),
Roaring Run
(I)
Parks in Alleghany County include: Humpback
Bridge Wayside
(1),
National Childrens Forest
(2),
Longdale Recreation Area
(3)
Beach: Dunlap
Beach
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 382
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 112 (55% naturalized citizens)
| Alleghany
County: |
0.9% | | Whole
state: | 8.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 19
- 1990
to 1994: 21
- 1985
to 1989: 4
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 8
- 1970
to 1974: 8
- 1970
to 1974: 15
- 1965
to 1969: 37
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Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 4,729
- One,
attached: 32
- Two:
14
- 3
or 4: 29
- 5
to 9: 30
- 10
to 19: 107
- 20
or more: 8
- Mobile
homes: 832
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 31
Housing units in Alleghany County with a mortgage: 1,753 (141 second mortgage, 193 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,488 Agriculture
in Alleghany County
Average size of farms: 163 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $9839
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $49.25
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.62%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $10147
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.62%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.29%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $35575
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.06%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.09
Most
common industries for males: |
- Paper
(27%)
- Construction
(13%)
- Plastics
and rubber products (5%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Wood
products (3%)
- Rail
transportation (2%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (18%)
- Educational
services (16%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Paper
(5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Textile
mills and textile products (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Electricians
(3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- India
(22%)
- Philippines
(21%)
- United
Kingdom (13%)
- Vietnam
(11%)
- Canada
(9%)
- Netherlands
(8%)
- Other
Northern Europe (6%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Alleghany County:
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- United
States or American (43%)
- German
(12%)
- English
(11%)
- Irish
(10%)
- Scotch-Irish
(4%)
- European
(2%)
- Italian
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 4,684 (85%)
- Carpooled:
581 (11%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
- Walked:
61 (1%)
- Other
means: 35 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 124 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Alleghany County, Virginia
- 110
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 95
people in nursing homes
- 44
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,010.
4.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,592 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.04% | | Virginia
average: | 11.06% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.66% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($24,931 average AGI)
1.39% relocated from other states ($11,661 average AGI)
| Alleghany
County: |
1.39% | | Virginia
average: | 4.24% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Covington city, VA
|
0.76% ($19,043 average AGI) |
| from
Botetourt County, VA
|
0.25% ($21,267) |
| from
Bath County, VA
|
0.21% ($37,077) |
| from
Roanoke city, VA
|
0.21% ($33,538) |
| from
Greenbrier County, WV
|
0.18% ($17,364) |
4.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,561 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.45% | | Virginia
average: | 10.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.19% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($23,506 average AGI)
1.27% relocated to other states ($10,055 average AGI)
| Alleghany
County: |
1.27% | | Virginia
average: | 4.13% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Covington city, VA
|
0.71% ($23,512 average AGI) |
| to
Botetourt County, VA
|
0.49% ($52,133) |
| to
Roanoke city, VA
|
0.36% ($25,636) |
| to
Bath County, VA
|
0.25% ($17,200) |
| to
Roanoke County, VA
|
0.20% ($42,750) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1
Births
per 1000 population in Alleghany County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Alleghany County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.9
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Alleghany County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,956 (1,599 aged, 357 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 12,677
- In
family households: 11,294 (3,352 male householders, 551 female householders)
3,385
spouses, 3,422 children (3,236 natural, 79 adopted, 107 stepchildren), 156 grandchildren, 61 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 108 other relatives, 208 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,383 (526 male householders (446 living alone)), 716 female householders (694 living alone)), 141 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 249 (147 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,921 2-persons, 931 3-persons, 712 4-persons, 254 5-persons, 47 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,140 1-person, 63 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 14 4-persons.
2,125 married couples with children.
508 single-parent households (170 men, 338 women).
97.9% of residents of Alleghany County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $75,438,000 ($4507 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,197,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,544,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,716,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $218,000
Federal grants: $20,109,000
Federal procurement contracts: $363,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,487,000 ($356,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $158,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,810,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,381,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 917
| Here: |
55 per 1000 residents | | State: | 70
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,238
| Here: |
74 per 1000 residents | | State: |
40 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +15
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +18
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -167
| Here: |
-10 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+14 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Alleghany County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.38 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 78
- 1995
to 1998: 420
- 1990
to 1994: 308
- 1980
to 1989: 655
- 1970
to 1979: 1,272
- 1960
to 1969: 952
- 1950
to 1959: 633
- 1940
to 1949: 511
- 1939
or earlier: 983
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Alleghany County, Virginia: |
- 1
room: 10
- 2
rooms: 9
- 3
rooms: 91
- 4
rooms: 460
- 5
rooms: 1,099
- 6
rooms: 1,177
- 7
rooms: 810
- 8
rooms: 398
- 9
or more rooms: 313
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Alleghany County, Virginia: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 3
- 3
rooms: 32
- 4
rooms: 225
- 5
rooms: 259
- 6
rooms: 165
- 7
rooms: 67
- 8
rooms: 19
- 9
or more rooms: 12
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alleghany County: |
- no
bedroom: 10
- 1
bedroom: 82
- 2
bedrooms: 925
- 3
bedrooms: 2,557
- 4
bedrooms: 691
- 5
or more bedrooms: 102
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Alleghany County: |
- no
bedroom: 3
- 1
bedroom: 64
- 2
bedrooms: 288
- 3
bedrooms: 367
- 4
bedrooms: 41
- 5
or more bedrooms: 19
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Alleghany County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 184
- 1
vehicle: 794
- 2
vehicles: 1,920
- 3
vehicles: 1,071
- 4
vehicles: 296
- 5
or more vehicles: 102
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Alleghany County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 119
- 1
vehicle: 297
- 2
vehicles: 288
- 3
vehicles: 56
- 4
vehicles: 22
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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71% of Alleghany County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Virginia.
| Alleghany
County: |
71.5% | | State
average: |
53.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 10074
- Northeast:
400
- Midwest:
278
- South:
1852
- West:
160
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $107,100 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (37%)
- Electricity
(29%)
- Wood
(18%)
- Utility
gas (10%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (6%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
- Electricity
(24%)
- Wood
(22%)
- Utility
gas (19%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 58
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 14
| Here: |
4.0% | | Virginia: | 20.6% |
Alleghany
County government finances in 2002:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $337,000
- Charges
- All Other: $2,608,000
Sewerage: $1,446,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $510,000
Solid Waste Management: $287,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $23,000
Parks & Recreation: $14,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $1,000
- Construction
- Elementary & Secondary Education: $2,884,000
General: $445,000
Corrections - Other: $331,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $24,616,000
Health Services - Other: $3,720,000
Welfare - Other: $3,339,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,613,000
Police Protection: $1,287,000
Corrections - Other: $1,234,000
Sewerage: $1,158,000
Financial Administration: $1,073,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $804,000
General Public Buildings: $768,000
Water Utilities: $624,000
Fire Protection: $519,000
General - Other: $485,000
Housing & Community Development: $463,000
Parks & Recreation: $400,000
Central Staff Services: $354,000
Libraries: $105,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $97,000
Natural Resources - Other: $37,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Education: $1,502,000
Public Welfare: $1,203,000
General Support: $270,000
All Other: $11,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $2,576,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Health: $133,000
Higher Education: $9,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,688,000
Education: $800,000
Public Welfare: $681,000
Health & Hospitals: $100,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $16,955,000
Water Utilities: $3,340,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $20,000,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $9,455,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $15,000,000
Water Utilities: $67,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Elementary and Secondary Education: $20,000,000
Industrial Revenue: $14,970,000
Other, NEC: $9,455,000
Water Utilities: $3,235,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,985,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $15,000,000
Water Utilities: $172,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $1,955,000
Interest Earnings: $1,926,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,110,000
Health - Other: $567,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $23,907,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $778,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $14,970,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $12,449,000
All Other: $2,766,000
General Support: $1,536,000
Health & Hospitals: $1,479,000
Public Welfare: $823,000
- Tax
- Property: $12,049,000
Total General Sales: $622,000
Public Utilities: $603,000
NEC: $469,000
Other Selective Sales: $290,000
Motor Vehicle License: $271,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $16,917,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $116,000
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