Brunswick County, Virginia (VA) Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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County population in 2005: 17,920 (24% urban, 76% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,875
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,402
% of renters here:   22%
State: 32%
Land area: 566 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 32 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   16.5%
Whole state:   9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   6.4%
Whole state:   4.3%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.4%), Manufacturing (17.2%), Public administration (12.1%), Retail trade (11.5%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 68%
  • Government: 25%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Brunswick County, Virginia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Brunswick County, Virginia:

  • Black (56.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (41.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:   38.1 years
Virginia median age:   35.7 years

Males: 9,776   (53.1%)
Females: 8,643   (46.9%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $24,033
County population in 2003: 18,196
Jobs in 2003: 5,344

Total labor force in 2004: 6,283
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.2%

Average household size:
Brunswick County:   2.5 people
Virginia: 2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,358 ($31,288 in 2000)
This county   $36,358
Virginia: $54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $130,454
Brunswick County   $130,454
Virginia: $212,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $349
Institutionalized population: 2,531
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Brunswick County in 2000: $718

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 2
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 15
  • Burglaries: 63
  • Thefts: 116
  • Auto thefts: 20

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 5
  • Burglaries: 71
  • Thefts: 143
  • Auto thefts: 33

2004 Presidential Election results in Brunswick County Virginia:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 58.6%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 41.2%


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $376 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brunswick County is $428 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $499 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $622 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lawrenceville , Brodnax , Alberta .

Neighboring counties: Dinwiddie County , Greensville County , Lunenburg County , Mecklenburg County , Northampton County, North Carolina , Nottoway County , Warren County, North Carolina .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Brunswick County: Warrens Store (A), Phipps Store (B), Oak Corner (C), Charlie Hope (D), Smoky Ordinary (E), Masons Mill (F), Rocky Ford (G)

Churches in Brunswick County include: Piney Grove Church (A), Pleasant Grove Church (B), Pleasant Hill Church (C), Popular Mount Church (D), Prospect Church (E), Antioch Church (F), Reedy Creek Church (G), Rising Star Church (H), Rock Church (I)

Cemeteries: Lynch Cemetery (1), Reid Cemetery (2), Rawlings Cemetery (3), Raney Cemetery (4), Johnson Cemetery (5), Jones Cemetery (6), Daniels Cemetery (7)

Reservoirs: Brunswick County Pond (A), Brunswick County Lake (B), Nottoway Reservoir (C), Flatrock Pond (D), Harrisons Pond (E), Masons Mill Pond (F), Camp Pickett Lake 3500 (G)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Poplar Creek (A), Powell Creek (B), Johnsons Branch (C), Main Creek (D), Hays Creek (E), Red Oak Creek (F), Opossum Quarter Creek (G), Gum Branch (H), Reedy Branch (I)

Park in Brunswick County: Siouan Scout Reservation (1).

Post office: Valentines Post Office (A).

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   4.2%
Virginia:   2.8%

Current college students: 908
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 130 (22% naturalized citizens)

Brunswick County:   0.7%
Whole state: 8.1%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 91
  • 1990 to 1994: 9
  • 1985 to 1989: 11
  • 1980 to 1984: 15
  • 1975 to 1979: 2
  • 1970 to 1974: 2
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 0

Mean travel time to work: 30.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.8%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,174
  • One, attached: 79
  • Two: 44
  • 3 or 4: 99
  • 5 to 9: 72
  • 10 to 19: 4
  • 20 or more: 16
  • Mobile homes: 2,036
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

Housing units in Brunswick County with a mortgage: 1,360 (106 second mortgage, 153 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,214

Agriculture in Brunswick County
Average size of farms: 237 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $37935
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $407.17
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.02%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 41.80%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $35777
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.84%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.20%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $36071
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.79%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.09
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.62%
Corn for grain: 576 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 865 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 477 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4340 harvested acres
Vegetables: 12 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 11 acres

Brunswick County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Virginia state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/28/1988, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person


Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Public administration (17%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Mexico (32%)
  • Canada (15%)
  • Germany (12%)
  • Panama (9%)
  • Lebanon (8%)
  • Japan (8%)
  • Korea (4%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Brunswick County:



  • United States or American (18%)
  • English (8%)
  • German (3%)
  • African (3%)
  • Irish (2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)
  • Italian (1%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 4,809 (76%)
  • Carpooled: 1,025 (16%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 53 (1%)
  • Motorcycle: 12 (0%)
  • Walked: 143 (2%)
  • Other means: 115 (2%)
  • Worked at home: 206 (3%)
 

People in group quarters in Brunswick County, Virginia
  • 1571 people in state prisons
  • 871 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 354 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 86 people in nursing homes
  • 16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 3 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,271.

6.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,811 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.66%
Virginia average: 11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.56% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($20,987 average AGI)
2.10% relocated from other states ($9,824 average AGI)
Brunswick County:   2.10%
Virginia average: 4.24%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Mecklenburg County, VA  1.37% ($27,577 average AGI)
from Greensville County, VA  0.32% ($23,722)
from Petersburg city, VA  0.28% ($24,813)
from Northampton County, NC  0.25% ($31,786)
from Lunenburg County, VA  0.23% ($23,615)
from Chesterfield County, VA  0.18% ($24,000)
from Emporia city, VA  0.18% ($31,700)

5.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,880 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.77%
Virginia average: 10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.09% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($21,273 average AGI)
1.68% relocated to other states ($8,607 average AGI)
Brunswick County:   1.68%
Virginia average: 4.13%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Mecklenburg County, VA  1.26% ($26,113 average AGI)
to Chesterfield County, VA  0.28% ($29,500)
to Emporia city, VA  0.27% ($28,000)
to Dinwiddie County, VA  0.23% ($50,154)
to Greensville County, VA  0.23% ($19,000)
to Richmond city, VA  0.21% ($15,083)
to Halifax County, NC  0.19% ($29,273)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9


Births per 1000 population in Brunswick County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7


Deaths per 1000 population in Brunswick County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.8


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Brunswick County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,121 (2,516 aged, 605 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,501
  • In family households: 13,297 (3,014 male householders, 1,312 female householders)
    2,987 spouses, 4,506 children (4,252 natural, 101 adopted, 153 stepchildren), 625 grandchildren, 262 brothers or sisters, 93 parents, 191 other relatives, 307 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 2,204 (818 male householders (693 living alone)), 1,118 female householders (1,032 living alone)), 268 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 2,918 (2,569 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,928 2-persons, 1,072 3-persons, 701 4-persons, 416 5-persons, 144 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,725 1-person, 191 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 8 5-persons.

1,893 married couples with children.
1,159 single-parent households (230 men, 929 women).

97.9% of residents of Brunswick County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $103,453,000 ($5686 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,323,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $47,537,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,908,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $914,000
Federal grants: $22,202,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,062,000 ($367,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,830,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,937,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,407,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,519,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 993
Here:   55 per 1000 residents
State: 70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,091
Here:   61 per 1000 residents
State:   40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +71
Here:   +4 per 1000 residents
State: +18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -425
Here:   -24 per 1000 residents
State:   +14 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Brunswick County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 19.40 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   5.9
State: 6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:   5.0
State:   4.3



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 313
  • 1995 to 1998: 683
  • 1990 to 1994: 626
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,274
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,443
  • 1960 to 1969: 954
  • 1950 to 1959: 772
  • 1940 to 1949: 669
  • 1939 or earlier: 807


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brunswick County, Virginia:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 9
  • 3 rooms: 121
  • 4 rooms: 518
  • 5 rooms: 1,301
  • 6 rooms: 1,162
  • 7 rooms: 754
  • 8 rooms: 501
  • 9 or more rooms: 509


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brunswick County, Virginia:
  • 1 room: 9
  • 2 rooms: 85
  • 3 rooms: 137
  • 4 rooms: 251
  • 5 rooms: 415
  • 6 rooms: 208
  • 7 rooms: 187
  • 8 rooms: 68
  • 9 or more rooms: 42


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brunswick County:
  • no bedroom: 11
  • 1 bedroom: 72
  • 2 bedrooms: 972
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,827
  • 4 bedrooms: 771
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 222


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brunswick County:
  • no bedroom: 12
  • 1 bedroom: 206
  • 2 bedrooms: 413
  • 3 bedrooms: 625
  • 4 bedrooms: 108
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 38


Cars and other vehicles available in Brunswick County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 428
  • 1 vehicle: 1,354
  • 2 vehicles: 1,634
  • 3 vehicles: 1,037
  • 4 vehicles: 331
  • 5 or more vehicles: 91


Cars and other vehicles available in Brunswick County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 302
  • 1 vehicle: 586
  • 2 vehicles: 427
  • 3 vehicles: 81
  • 4 vehicles: 1
  • 5 or more vehicles: 5

59% of Brunswick 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, 80% lived in Virginia.

Brunswick County:   59.0%
State average:   53.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 13668
  • Northeast: 834
  • Midwest: 257
  • South: 3348
  • West: 139

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $33,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

  • Electricity (37%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
  • Wood (11%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
  • Electricity (26%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
  • Wood (18%)
  • Utility gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 174
Here:   9.5%
Virginia:   9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 139
Here:   11.2%
Virginia:   8.2%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 401
Here:   47.4%
Virginia:   20.6%


Brunswick County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $9,000
  • Charges - All Other: $994,000
    Solid Waste Management: $899,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $315,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $5,000
  • Construction - General: $406,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $19,190,000
    Welfare - Other: $2,154,000
    Police Protection: $1,066,000
    Corrections - Other: $992,000
    Solid Waste Management: $560,000
    Financial Administration: $554,000
    Central Staff Services: $497,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $381,000
    General - Other: $365,000
    General Public Buildings: $326,000
    Fire Protection: $323,000
    Health Services - Other: $147,000
    Housing & Community Development: $136,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $79,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $69,000
    Air Transportation: $56,000
    Parks & Recreation: $55,000
    Regular Highways: $25,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,019,000
    Public Welfare: $1,042,000
    All Other: $10,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $238,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $162,000
    Health: $107,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $1,402,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,570,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,295,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $1,276,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $275,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $126,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $643,000
    Interest Earnings: $309,000
    Rents: $23,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $652,000
    Solid Waste Management: $214,000
    Police Protection: $120,000
    General - Other: $105,000
    General Public Building: $86,000
    Air Transportation: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,974,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $12,135,000
    All Other: $1,945,000
    General Support: $1,530,000
    Public Welfare: $639,000
    Health & Hospitals: $384,000
  • Tax - Property: $5,465,000
    Total General Sales: $663,000
    Public Utilities: $412,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $320,000
    NEC: $248,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $14,624,000

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