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Population (year 2000): 3,425. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,384 (-1.2% change)
 
Males: 1,497   (43.7%)
Females: 1,928   (56.3%)

Campbell County

Median resident age:   42.6 years
Virginia median age:   35.7 years

Zip codes: 24517 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,100 (it was $31,818 in 2000)
Altavista   $33,100
Virginia:   $54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $93,000 (it was $78,000 in 2000)
Altavista   $93,000
Virginia:   $212,300

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Races in Altavista:

  • White Non-Hispanic (73.8%)
  • Black (24.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)


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Ancestries: United States (17.6%), English (12.9%), German (7.8%), Irish (4.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), French (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1912

Elevation: 596 feet

Land area: 4.89 square miles.

Population density: 690 people per square mile 
 
 (low).


Altavista

For population 25 years and over in Altavista

  • High school or higher: 68.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Altavista town

  • Never married: 21.0%
  • Now married: 49.3%
  • Separated: 6.1%
  • Widowed: 14.4%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This town:   0.6%
Virginia:   8.1%


According to our research there were 14 registered sex offenders living in Altavista, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Altavista to the number of sex offenders is 241 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Altavista:   0.6% ($491)
Virginia:   0.9% ($1,143)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lynchburg, VA (21.4 miles , pop. 65,269).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (80.5 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (347.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Hurt, VA (1.7 miles ), Gretna, VA (12.4 miles ), Timberlake, VA (15.1 miles ), Rustburg, VA (17.0 miles ), Forest, VA (17.6 miles ), Lynchburg, VA (21.4 miles ), Chatham, VA (21.5 miles ), Bedford, VA (21.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $56,700
  • 1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $104,300
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 37.12 N, Longitude: 79.29 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,537 (+74.1%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 601 (42.1%)


74 people in nursing homes

Area code: 434


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Altavista, Virginia business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -338 (-9.0%).

Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:

  • Textile mills and textile products (10%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Furniture and related products (8%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:

  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)


Most common occupations for males

  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)


Most common occupations for females

  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)


 

Crime in Altavista by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 1 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 29.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 1 1 1 0 0 1
    per 100,000 28.8 28.3 29.2 0.0 0.0 29.2
Robberies 2 1 0 1 3 3
    per 100,000 57.5 28.3 0.0 29.7 87.8 87.7
Assaults 6 5 5 4 4 6
    per 100,000 172.5 141.7 146.0 118.6 117.1 175.5
Burglaries 12 12 9 18 15 8
    per 100,000 345.0 340.0 262.9 533.8 439.2 234.0
Thefts 70 56 55 114 108 83
    per 100,000 2012.7 1586.9 1606.3 3380.8 3162.5 2427.6
Auto thefts 4 7 8 13 10 10
    per 100,000 115.0 198.4 233.6 385.5 292.8 292.5
Arson 0 0 1 0 0 3
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 29.2 0.0 0.0 87.7
usaelectionpolls.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 188.6 162.7 212.3 236.1 230.5 221.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (11 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   3.26
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Altavista, Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

 

Altavista-area historical tornado activity is below Virginia state average. It is 52% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/25/1977, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.3 miles away from the Altavista town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/12/1964, a category 2 tornado 9.7 miles away from the town center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Altavista:
  • CENTRAL VIRGINIA TRAINING CENTER (about 21 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA)
  • CARILION BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; BEDFORD, VA)
  • VIRGINIA BAPTIST HOSP & LYNCHBURG GENL (about 23 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Altavista:
  • LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 16 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: LYH)
  • DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 38 miles; DANVILLE, VA; ID: DAN)
  • ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 49 miles; ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Altavista:
  • NEW LONDON (about 11 miles; FOREST, VA; ID: W90)
  • BROOKNEAL/CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 21 miles; BROOKNEAL, VA; ID: 0V4)
  • SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE (about 21 miles; MONETA, VA; ID: W91)

Local government website: www.ci.altavista.va.us
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Altavista:
  • LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,348)
  • WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)
  • VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)
  • NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 56 miles; SALEM, VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
  • LONGWOOD COLLEGE (about 64 miles; FARMVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,557)
  • ELON COLLEGE (about 67 miles; ELON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,993)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 74 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
Public elementary/middle schools in Altavista:
  • ALTAVISTA HIGH (Students: 791; Location: 904 BEDFORD AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 12)
  • ALTAVISTA ELEM. (Students: 711; Location: 1003 LYNCH MILL RD; Grades: PK - 05)

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Notable locations in Altavista: Town of Altavista Industrial Park (A) , Altavista Town Hall (B) , Staunton River Memorial Library (C)

Shopping Center: Town and Country Shopping Center (1)

Churches in Altavista include: Church of God of Prophecy (A) , Clement Memorial Wesleyan Church (B) , Altavista Presbyterian Church (C) , Saint Peters Episcopal Church (D) , Lane Memorial United Methodist Church (E) , Elim Assembly of God Church (F) , First Baptist Church (G) , First Pentecostal Holiness Church (H)

Cemetery: Green Hill Cemetery (1)

Rivers and creeks: Big Otter River (A) , Lynch Creek (B)

Park in Altavista: War Memorial Park (1)

Post office: Altavista Post Office (A)

Tourist attraction: Avoca Museums & Historical Society (1514 Main Street).

Hotels: Comfort Suites Altavista (1558 Main Street), Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (1557 Main Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Altavista and their reported violations in the past:
MASTER'S INN (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-28-2006), St Public Notif requested (MAR-28-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-24-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-12-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-12-2004), St Public Notif received (AUG-03-2004)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:   2.2 people
Virginia:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   62.6%
Whole state:   68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   3.7%
Whole state:   4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   13.5%
Whole state:   9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   4.6%
Whole state:   4.3%

Altavista compared to Virginia state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Banks with branches in Altavista (2007 data):
  • The First National Bank of Altavista: The First National Bank Of Altavista at 622 Broad Street, branch established on 1908-03-01; Vista Branch at 1307 Main Street, branch established on 1972-01-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $256.0 mil, Deposits: $230.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Pinnacle Bankshares Corporation
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Altavista Branch at 1037 Main Street, branch established on 1954-09-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Altavista Main Branch at 700 Main Street, branch established on 1992-10-13. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation


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School Enrollment by Level of School



2004 Presidential Election results in Campbell County Virginia:



Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 3 $9,474 $37,896 0 $0
Water Supply 6 $15,830 $31,660 0 $0
Parks and Recreation 2 $4,855 $29,130 0 $0
Sewerage 15 $36,270 $29,016 0 $0
Solid Waste Management 2 $3,567 $21,402 0 $0
Streets and Highways 18 $43,379 $28,919 0 $0
Police - Other 0 $0   1 $133
Police Protection - Officers 11 $35,327 $38,539 0 $0
Other Government Administration 4 $13,534 $40,602 8 $2,513
Totals for Government 61 $162,235 $31,915 9 $2,646

Altavista government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,001,000
    All Other: $26,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $923,000
    Water Utilities: $886,000
    General - Other: $765,000
    Solid Waste Management: $529,000
    Police Protection: $426,000
    Regular Highways: $382,000
    Financial Administration: $258,000
    Parks & Recreation: $28,000
    Fire Protection: $13,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $366,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $85,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $1,056,000
    Water Utilities: $542,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,871,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,425,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,004,000
    Water Utilities: $295,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $52,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $446,000
    Water Utilities: $247,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $161,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,599,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $937,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,056,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $415,000
    All Other: $197,000
    General Support: $29,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,996,000
    Other Selective Sales: $508,000
    NEC: $158,000
    Public Utilities: $143,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $46,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,221,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $33,000

7.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,435 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.47%
Virginia average:   11.06%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($186 average AGI)
Campbell County:   0.08%
Virginia average:   0.41%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lynchburg city, VA  2.01% ($30,035 average AGI)
from Bedford County, VA  0.75% ($36,858)
from Pittsylvania County, VA  0.59% ($28,120)

7.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,428 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.06%
Virginia average:   10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lynchburg city, VA  2.04% ($30,515 average AGI)
to Bedford County, VA  0.95% ($41,317)
to Pittsylvania County, VA  0.52% ($29,686)

Strongest AM radio stations in Altavista:
  • WKDE (1000 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ALTAVISTA, VA; Owner: D.J. BROADCASTING, INC.,)
  • WLLL (930 AM; 10 kW; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: HUBBARD'S ADVERTISING AGENCY, INC.)
  • WLVA (590 AM; 5 kW; LYNCHBURG, VA)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WKPA (1170 AM; 5 kW; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: SEVEN HILLS MEDIA, INC.)
  • WKBA (1550 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VINTON, VA; Owner: TINKER CREEK BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WOWZ (1280 AM; 5 kW; APPOMATTOX, VA; Owner: ONECOM, INC.)
  • WBTM (1330 AM; 5 kW; DANVILLE, VA)
  • WDVA (1250 AM; 5 kW; DANVILLE, VA; Owner: MITCHELL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVBE (610 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Altavista:
  • WRVL (88.3 FM; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WKDE-FM (105.5 FM; ALTAVISTA, VA; Owner: D.J. BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WZZU (97.9 FM; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: TRAVIS MEDIA L.L.C.)
  • WYYD (107.9 FM; AMHERST, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNRS-FM (89.9 FM; SWEET BRIAR, VA; Owner: SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE)
  • WBWR (106.9 FM; BEDFORD, VA; Owner: BEDFORD RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • W229AE (93.7 FM; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WRXT (90.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • W280DB (103.9 FM; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WWMC (90.9 FM; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W265AS (100.9 FM; CONCORD, VA; Owner: PAUL H. PASSINK)
  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WAKG (103.3 FM; DANVILLE, VA; Owner: PIEDMONT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXCF-FM (103.9 FM; CLIFTON FORGE, VA; Owner: IMPACT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMNA-FM (106.3 FM; GRETNA, VA; Owner: GARY E. BURNS)
  • WVBE-FM (100.1 FM; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Altavista:
  • WSET-TV (Channel 13; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: WSET INCORPORATED)
  • WJPR (Channel 21; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: GRANT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS II, INC.)
  • WTLU-CA (Channel 19; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, INC.)

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