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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $470 (0.7%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bland County is $416 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $616 a month.
Neighboring
counties: Mercer County, West Virginia
, Giles County
, Pulaski County
, Smyth County
, Tazewell County
, Wythe County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Bland County: Walker
Mountain Lookout
(A),
Camp Laurel
(B),
Camp Roland
(C),
Long Spur
(D),
Knot Mole Shelter
(E),
White Creek Picnic Area
(F),
Tilson Mill
(G),
Jenkins Shelter
(H),
Bland County Courthouse
(I),
Bland State Correctional Farm
(J)
Churches in Bland County include: Clear
Fork Church
(A),
Red Oak Church
(B),
Salem Church
(C),
Green Hill Church
(D),
Shady Grove Church
(E),
Sharon Church
(F),
Green Valley Church
(G),
Shiloh Church
(H),
Bethany Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Bethel
Cemetery
(1),
Red Oak Cemetery
(2),
Goshen Cemetery
(3),
Pruett Cemetery
(4),
Bivins Cemetery
(5),
Tuggle Cemetery
(6),
Houndshell Cemetery
(7)
Reservoir: Crab
Orchard Lake
(A).
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Poplar
Spring Branch
(A),
Punch And Judy Creek
(B),
Heninger Branch
(C),
Hemppatch Branch
(D),
Helveys Mill Creek
(E),
Hazel Branch
(F),
Fox Branch
(G),
Roof Branch
(H),
Rush Branch
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 258
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 56 (77% naturalized citizens)
| Bland
County: |
0.8% | | Whole
state: | 8.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 16
- 1990
to 1994: 7
- 1985
to 1989: 0
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 8
- 1970
to 1974: 6
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 19
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Mean travel time to work: 33.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 2,165
- One,
attached: 43
- Two:
7
- 3
or 4: 37
- 5
to 9: 8
- Mobile
homes: 857
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 44
Housing units in Bland County with a mortgage: 460 (47 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 609 Agriculture
in Bland County
Average size of farms: 226 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $20536
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $36.48
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 94.39%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $18647
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.97%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.02%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $30470
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.61%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.35
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.37%
Corn for grain: 115 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 32 harvested acres
Vegetables: 14 harvested acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Electrical
equipment, appliances, and components (13%)
- Public
administration (12%)
- Construction
(9%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Mining
(4%)
- Metal
and metal products (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (20%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Public
administration (8%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Law
enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
- Assemblers
and fabricators (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Registered
nurses (7%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Germany
(34%)
- Thailand
(18%)
- France
(14%)
- Peru
(13%)
- Ireland
(11%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Bland County:
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- United
States or American (37%)
- German
(12%)
- English
(11%)
- Irish
(11%)
- Scotch-Irish
(4%)
- Italian
(4%)
- Dutch
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 2,245 (85%)
- Carpooled:
255 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 13 (0%)
- Walked:
22 (1%)
- Other
means: 29 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 66 (3%)
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590
people in state prisons
48 people in nursing homes
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,434.
5.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,662 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.88% | | Virginia
average: | 11.06% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.14% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($16,421 average AGI)
2.74% relocated from other states ($18,241 average AGI)
| Bland
County: |
2.74% | | Virginia
average: | 4.24% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Wythe County, VA
|
1.19% ($21,926 average AGI) |
| from
Mercer County, WV
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0.71% ($29,438) |
| from
Tazewell County, VA
|
0.49% ($47,364) |
6.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,720 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.30% | | Virginia
average: | 10.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.10% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($18,944 average AGI)
2.20% relocated to other states ($14,776 average AGI)
| Bland
County: |
2.20% | | Virginia
average: | 4.13% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Wythe County, VA
|
1.63% ($33,892 average AGI) |
| to
Mercer County, WV
|
0.93% ($24,667) |
| to
Tazewell County, VA
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0.70% ($22,813) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8
Births
per 1000 population in Bland County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7
Deaths
per 1000 population in Bland County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Bland County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,352 (999 aged, 353 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 3%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 6,235
- In
family households: 5,522 (1,568 male householders, 334 female householders)
1,672
spouses, 1,715 children (1,556 natural, 66 adopted, 93 stepchildren), 87 grandchildren, 26 brothers or sisters, 36 parents, 51 other relatives, 33 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 713 (338 male householders (306 living alone)), 315 female householders (294 living alone)), 60 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 636 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 917 2-persons, 503 3-persons, 351 4-persons, 85 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 600 1-person, 45 2-persons, 8 4-persons.
1,021 married couples with children.
210 single-parent households (53 men, 157 women).
97.0% of residents of Bland County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (25% speak English very well, 75% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $40,067,000 ($5696 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,969,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $20,652,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,813,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $415,000
Federal grants: $6,694,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,266,000 ($1,178,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,227,000 ($222,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $90,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $496,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,272,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 306
| Here: |
44 per 1000 residents | | State: | 70
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 387
| Here: |
56 per 1000 residents | | State: |
40 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: 0
| Here: |
0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +18
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +159
| Here: |
+23 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+14 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Bland County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.04 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
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: 41
- 1995
to 1998: 302
- 1990
to 1994: 297
- 1980
to 1989: 589
- 1970
to 1979: 677
- 1960
to 1969: 263
- 1950
to 1959: 258
- 1940
to 1949: 261
- 1939
or earlier: 473
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Bland County, Virginia: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 20
- 3
rooms: 54
- 4
rooms: 260
- 5
rooms: 564
- 6
rooms: 613
- 7
rooms: 288
- 8
rooms: 250
- 9
or more rooms: 161
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bland County, Virginia: |
- 1
room: 9
- 2
rooms: 8
- 3
rooms: 23
- 4
rooms: 96
- 5
rooms: 78
- 6
rooms: 67
- 7
rooms: 20
- 8
rooms: 50
- 9
or more rooms: 7
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bland County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 25
- 2
bedrooms: 483
- 3
bedrooms: 1,351
- 4
bedrooms: 302
- 5
or more bedrooms: 49
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bland County: |
- no
bedroom: 18
- 1
bedroom: 29
- 2
bedrooms: 148
- 3
bedrooms: 101
- 4
bedrooms: 40
- 5
or more bedrooms: 22
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Bland County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 128
- 1
vehicle: 533
- 2
vehicles: 805
- 3
vehicles: 506
- 4
vehicles: 141
- 5
or more vehicles: 97
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Bland County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 52
- 1
vehicle: 107
- 2
vehicles: 160
- 3
vehicles: 32
- 4
vehicles: 0
- 5
or more vehicles: 7
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71% of Bland County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Virginia.
| Bland
County: |
70.6% | | State
average: |
53.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 3361
- Northeast:
252
- Midwest:
190
- South:
2970
- West:
33
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $33,900 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Electricity
(46%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
- Wood
(15%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Electricity
(45%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
- Wood
(23%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (6%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 59
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 39
| Here: |
17.0% | | Virginia: | 20.6% |
Bland
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- Solid Waste Management: $201,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $181,000
All Other: $20,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $9,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $0
- Construction
- Water Utilities: $4,456,000
General Public Buildings: $240,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $6,225,000
Welfare - Other: $808,000
Police Protection: $537,000
Central Staff Services: $431,000
Solid Waste Management: $342,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $335,000
Financial Administration: $269,000
Water Utilities: $156,000
General - Other: $143,000
General Public Buildings: $130,000
Housing & Community Development: $121,000
Fire Protection: $97,000
Health Services - Other: $83,000
Libraries: $76,000
Natural Resources - Other: $73,000
Corrections - Other: $63,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $40,000
Parks & Recreation: $18,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Education: $561,000
Public Welfare: $349,000
General Support: $64,000
All Other: $7,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $116,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Health: $67,000
Higher Education: $8,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,307,000
Industrial Revenue: $270,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $1,318,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $299,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $1,197,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,582,000
Industrial Revenue: $199,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $71,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $121,000
Water Utilities: $24,000
- Miscellaneous
- Special Assessments: $4,178,000
General Revenue, NEC: $323,000
Rents: $90,000
Interest Earnings: $81,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,919,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $233,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $199,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $4,800,000
All Other: $761,000
Public Welfare: $416,000
General Support: $386,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,041,000
NEC: $177,000
Total General Sales: $167,000
Public Utilities: $167,000
Motor Vehicle License: $107,000
Other Selective Sales: $66,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $5,719,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $106,000
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