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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $590 (0.8%)
Area name: Rockbridge County-Buena Vista city-Lexington city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Buena Vista city is $434 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $703 a month.
Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 419
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 33 (70% naturalized citizens)
| Buena
Vista city: |
0.5% | | Whole
state: | 8.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995
to March 2000: 10
- 1990
to 1994: 0
- 1985
to 1989: 0
- 1980
to 1984: 4
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 10
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 9
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Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 37.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 2,174
- One,
attached: 39
- Two:
100
- 3
or 4: 88
- 5
to 9: 7
- 10
to 19: 87
- 20
or more: 85
- Mobile
homes: 136
Housing units in Buena Vista city with a mortgage: 1,006 (81 second mortgage, 113 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 639
Most
common industries for males:
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- Textile
mills and textile products (17%)
- Construction
(11%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Miscellaneous
manufacturing (6%)
- Paper
(4%)
- Machinery
(4%)
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Most
common industries for females:
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- Health
care (15%)
- Textile
mills and textile products (13%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Accommodation
and food services (11%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Personal
and laundry services (4%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males
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- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Assemblers
and fabricators (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females |
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Waiters
and waitresses (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents: |
- France
(30%)
- Haiti
(30%)
- Germany
(27%)
- Costa
Rica (12%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Buena Vista city: |
- United
States or American (38%)
- German
(10%)
- Irish
(9%)
- Scotch-Irish
(9%)
- English
(8%)
- Italian
(2%)
- Scottish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 2,313 (77%)
- Carpooled:
456 (15%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Walked:
121 (4%)
- Other
means: 49 (2%)
- Worked
at home: 51 (2%)
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202
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
89 people in nursing homes
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,572.
8.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,952 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.94% | | Virginia
average: | 11.06% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.66% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($17,676 average AGI)
3.28% relocated from other states ($9,276 average AGI)
| Buena
Vista city: |
3.28% | | Virginia
average: | 4.24% |
Percentage
of residents relocating from other counties or countries
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Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Rockbridge County, VA
|
3.32% ($26,359 average AGI) |
| from
Lexington city, VA
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0.64% ($32,133) |
8.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,223 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.43% | | Virginia
average: | 10.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.52% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($16,685 average AGI)
2.91% relocated to other states ($10,538 average AGI)
| Buena
Vista city: |
2.91% | | Virginia
average: | 4.13% |
Percentage
of residents relocating to other counties or countries
|
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Rockbridge County, VA
|
3.00% ($21,343 average AGI) |
| to
Lexington city, VA
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0.47% ($29,182) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6
Births
per 1000 population in Buena Vista city
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Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4
Deaths
per 1000 population in Buena Vista city
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Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.7
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Buena Vista city
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Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,528 (1,229 aged, 299 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 6,059
- In
family households: 5,155 (1,305 male householders, 441 female householders)
1,333
spouses, 1,752 children (1,612 natural, 18 adopted, 122 stepchildren), 111 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 86 other relatives, 68 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 904 (239 male householders (178 living alone)), 557 female householders (521 living alone)), 108 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 290 (81 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 831 2-persons, 474 3-persons, 291 4-persons, 94 5-persons, 47 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 699 1-person, 81 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 6 5-persons.
865 married couples with children.
413 single-parent households (96 men, 317 women).
97.3% of residents of Buena Vista city speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $41,619,000 ($6680 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,320,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,206,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,537,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,000
Federal grants: $6,564,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,694,000 ($276,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,616,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $120,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,432,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,963,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 351
| Here: |
55 per 1000 residents | | State: | 70
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 388
| Here: |
60 per 1000 residents | | State: |
40 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +11
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +18
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +122
| Here: |
+19 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+14 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Buena Vista city |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 64
- 1995
to 1998: 47
- 1990
to 1994: 91
- 1980
to 1989: 316
- 1970
to 1979: 416
- 1960
to 1969: 433
- 1950
to 1959: 415
- 1940
to 1949: 339
- 1939
or earlier: 595
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Buena Vista city, Virginia: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 0
- 3
rooms: 6
- 4
rooms: 159
- 5
rooms: 647
- 6
rooms: 370
- 7
rooms: 276
- 8
rooms: 220
- 9
or more rooms: 121
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Buena Vista city, Virginia: |
- 1
room: 19
- 2
rooms: 37
- 3
rooms: 96
- 4
rooms: 254
- 5
rooms: 163
- 6
rooms: 98
- 7
rooms: 41
- 8
rooms: 29
- 9
or more rooms: 11
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Buena Vista city:
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- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 27
- 2
bedrooms: 416
- 3
bedrooms: 990
- 4
bedrooms: 279
- 5
or more bedrooms: 87
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Buena Vista city: |
- no
bedroom: 19
- 1
bedroom: 132
- 2
bedrooms: 379
- 3
bedrooms: 169
- 4
bedrooms: 38
- 5
or more bedrooms: 11
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Buena Vista city in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
- no
vehicle: 151
- 1
vehicle: 519
- 2
vehicles: 720
- 3
vehicles: 315
- 4
vehicles: 51
- 5
or more vehicles: 43
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Buena Vista city in renter-occupied apartments |
- no
vehicle: 210
- 1
vehicle: 338
- 2
vehicles: 143
- 3
vehicles: 36
- 4
vehicles: 21
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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60% of Buena Vista city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 9% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Virginia.
| Buena
Vista city: |
59.8% | | State
average: |
53.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 5233
- Northeast:
172
- Midwest:
178
- South:
505
- West:
161
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $49,400 Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit: |
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (70%)
- Electricity
(18%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood
(4%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (68%)
- Electricity
(28%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 226
| Here: |
57.1% | | Virginia: |
20.6% |
School
Enrollment by Level of School
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Age
and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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