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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $461 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wythe County is $398 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $633 a month.
Cities in this county include: Wytheville
, Rural Retreat
, Fort Chiswell
, Max Meadows
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2005 air pollution in Wythe County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.083 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.075 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Bland County
, Carroll County
, Grayson County
, Pulaski County
, Smyth County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Wythe County: Suitor
(A),
Gunton Park
(B),
Stroupes Store
(C),
Raven Cliff Horse Camp
(D),
Raven Cliff Furnace
(E),
Raven Cliff Campground
(F),
Stony Fork Campground
(G),
Hussy Mountain Horse Camp
(H),
Camp Carry Brook
(I),
Camp High Rock
(J),
Poplar Camp
(K),
Barren Springs Station
(L),
Big Bend Picnic Area
(M),
Wytheville National Fish Hatchery Number 1
(N),
Wytheville National Fish Hatchery Number 2
(O),
Old Mount Airy
(P),
Dark Horse Hollow Campground
(Q),
Dear Trail Park Campground
(R),
Jackson Ferry
(S),
Old Shop Tower
(T)
Churches in Wythe County include: Pleasant
Grove Church
(A),
Galena Presbyterian Church
(B),
Galilee Church
(C),
Asbury Church
(D),
Rosenbaum Church
(E),
Glenwood Church
(F),
Bakers Chapel
(G),
Corinth Church
(H),
Saint Lukes Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Crockett
Cemetery
(1),
Graham Cemetery
(2),
Davis Cemetery
(3),
Kimberling Cemetery
(4),
Oglesby Cemetery
(5),
Floglesong Cemetery
(6),
Drapers Valley Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Gullion
Fork Fishing Ponds
(A),
Cress Lake
(B),
Rural Retreat Lake
(C)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jones
Creek
(A),
Monkey Run
(B),
Moccasin Branch
(C),
Henley Creek
(D),
Gullion Fork
(E),
Reed Creek
(F),
Grippy Branch
(G),
Gray Branch
(H),
Killinger Creek
(I)
Parks in Wythe County include: Carter
Wayside
(1),
Shot Tower State Historical Park
(2),
Dark Hollow Picnic Area
(3),
Comers Rock Recreation Area
(4)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 1,024
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 140 (44% naturalized citizens)
| Wythe
County: |
0.5% | | Whole
state: | 8.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 51
- 1990
to 1994: 20
- 1985
to 1989: 8
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 2
- 1970
to 1974: 13
- 1970
to 1974: 44
- 1965
to 1969: 2
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Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 8,490
- One,
attached: 161
- Two:
220
- 3
or 4: 391
- 5
to 9: 230
- 10
to 19: 170
- 20
or more: 40
- Mobile
homes: 3,001
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 41
Housing units in Wythe County with a mortgage: 3,161 (189 second mortgage, 354 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,545 Agriculture
in Wythe County
Average size of farms: 172 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $34849
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $60.33
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.27%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 92.36%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $30457
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.58%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.20%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $44083
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.58%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 34.42
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 8.31%
Corn for grain: 1817 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 381 harvested acres
Vegetables: 37 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 67 acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(11%)
- Transportation
equipment (9%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Metal
and metal products (5%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Plastics
and rubber products (4%)
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Most
common industries for females:
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- Health
care (19%)
- Accommodation
and food services (11%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Apparel
(5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Transportation
equipment (4%)
- Plastics
and rubber products (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males
|
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Assemblers
and fabricators (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(17%)
- India
(16%)
- Germany
(14%)
- Philippines
(11%)
- Indonesia
(9%)
- United
Kingdom (6%)
- Pakistan
(6%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Wythe County:
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- United
States or American (41%)
- German
(16%)
- English
(12%)
- Irish
(8%)
- Scotch-Irish
(3%)
- Italian
(2%)
- Dutch
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 10,267 (79%)
- Carpooled:
1,967 (15%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
- Taxi:
9 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
8 (0%)
- Walked:
135 (1%)
- Other
means: 146 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 500 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Wythe County, Virginia
- 329
people in nursing homes
- 29
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 25
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 13
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 6
people in other workers' dormitories
- 2
people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,158.
5.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,403 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.77% | | Virginia
average: | 11.06% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.27% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($18,406 average AGI)
2.50% relocated from other states ($19,997 average AGI)
| Wythe
County: |
2.50% | | Virginia
average: | 4.24% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Smyth County, VA
|
0.63% ($26,284 average AGI) |
| from
Pulaski County, VA
|
0.46% ($33,755) |
| from
Carroll County, VA
|
0.37% ($21,825) |
| from
Bland County, VA
|
0.35% ($33,892) |
| from
Montgomery County, VA
|
0.27% ($29,207) |
| from
Grayson County, VA
|
0.22% ($23,696) |
| from
Tazewell County, VA
|
0.11% ($33,083) |
5.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,902 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.28% | | Virginia
average: | 10.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.35% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($20,207 average AGI)
1.93% relocated to other states ($11,695 average AGI)
| Wythe
County: |
1.93% | | Virginia
average: | 4.13% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Smyth County, VA
|
0.58% ($28,500 average AGI) |
| to
Pulaski County, VA
|
0.49% ($32,308) |
| to
Carroll County, VA
|
0.30% ($30,281) |
| to
Bland County, VA
|
0.25% ($21,926) |
| to
Montgomery County, VA
|
0.19% ($38,900) |
| to
Grayson County, VA
|
0.14% ($18,467) |
| to
Washington County, VA
|
0.13% ($36,571) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8
Births
per 1000 population in Wythe County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4
Deaths
per 1000 population in Wythe County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Wythe County
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Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,030 (4,606 aged, 1,424 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 27,187
- In
family households: 23,492 (6,605 male householders, 1,573 female householders)
6,498
spouses, 7,400 children (6,835 natural, 146 adopted, 419 stepchildren), 468 grandchildren, 140 brothers or sisters, 177 parents, 264 other relatives, 367 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 3,695 (1,375 male householders (1,139 living alone)), 1,964 female householders (1,870 living alone)), 356 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 412 (373 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,965 2-persons, 2,119 3-persons, 1,490 4-persons, 452 5-persons, 99 6-persons, 53 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,009 1-person, 295 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 4 5-persons.
4,152 married couples with children.
1,303 single-parent households (338 men, 965 women).
97.5% of residents of Wythe County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 11% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $163,120,000 ($5823 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,356,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $87,135,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $39,998,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $549,000
Federal grants: $27,853,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,451,000 ($174,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,135,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $575,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,671,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,292,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,715
| Here: |
60 per 1000 residents | | State: | 70
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,806
| Here: |
64 per 1000 residents | | State: |
40 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +47
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +18
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +925
| Here: |
+33 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+14 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Wythe County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.53 millions of gallons per day (28% from ground, 72% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 375
- 1995
to 1998: 1,207
- 1990
to 1994: 1,209
- 1980
to 1989: 1,955
- 1970
to 1979: 2,208
- 1960
to 1969: 1,445
- 1950
to 1959: 1,285
- 1940
to 1949: 990
- 1939
or earlier: 2,070
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Wythe County, Virginia: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 44
- 3
rooms: 174
- 4
rooms: 1,137
- 5
rooms: 2,725
- 6
rooms: 2,127
- 7
rooms: 1,345
- 8
rooms: 770
- 9
or more rooms: 584
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Wythe County, Virginia: |
- 1
room: 8
- 2
rooms: 114
- 3
rooms: 359
- 4
rooms: 872
- 5
rooms: 637
- 6
rooms: 299
- 7
rooms: 182
- 8
rooms: 87
- 9
or more rooms: 47
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wythe County:
|
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 126
- 2
bedrooms: 2,583
- 3
bedrooms: 4,789
- 4
bedrooms: 1,171
- 5
or more bedrooms: 237
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Wythe County:
|
- no
bedroom: 8
- 1
bedroom: 498
- 2
bedrooms: 1,220
- 3
bedrooms: 698
- 4
bedrooms: 134
- 5
or more bedrooms: 47
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Wythe County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 570
- 1
vehicle: 2,405
- 2
vehicles: 3,519
- 3
vehicles: 1,652
- 4
vehicles: 505
- 5
or more vehicles: 255
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Wythe County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 494
- 1
vehicle: 1,166
- 2
vehicles: 612
- 3
vehicles: 266
- 4
vehicles: 40
- 5
or more vehicles: 27
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65% of Wythe County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Virginia.
| Wythe
County: |
65.4% | | State
average: |
53.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 21462
- Northeast:
837
- Midwest:
964
- South:
3648
- West:
484
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $72,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Electricity
(44%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (35%)
- Utility
gas (8%)
- Wood
(8%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (4%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(49%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Utility
gas (14%)
- Wood
(6%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 131
| Here: |
15.0% | | Virginia: | 20.6% |
Wythe
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- Solid Waste Management: $1,257,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $578,000
All Other: $183,000
Parks & Recreation: $82,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $29,000
- Construction
- Elementary & Secondary Education: $14,327,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $27,836,000
Welfare - Other: $4,124,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,421,000
Police Protection: $2,251,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,239,000
Financial Administration: $851,000
Central Staff Services: $736,000
Corrections - Other: $726,000
Fire Protection: $626,000
Water Utilities: $599,000
General - Other: $514,000
Health Services - Other: $506,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $392,000
Parks & Recreation: $365,000
General Public Buildings: $247,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $134,000
Natural Resources - Other: $83,000
Air Transportation: $82,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Education: $2,683,000
Public Welfare: $1,629,000
Housing & Community Development: $374,000
All Other: $181,000
General Support: $106,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $1,504,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Libraries: $209,000
Higher Education: $34,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Higher Education: $0
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $170,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $8,784,000
Industrial Revenue: $412,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $23,360,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $9,627,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $316,000
Other NEC: $76,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $22,838,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $9,206,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $8,956,000
Industrial Revenue: $300,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $112,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $522,000
Other, NEC: $497,000
Water Utilities: $144,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $2,406,000
Interest Earnings: $1,127,000
Property Sale Other: $15,000
Rents: $15,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $32,308,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $1,101,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $300,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $17,771,000
All Other: $2,405,000
Public Welfare: $1,979,000
General Support: $1,840,000
- Tax
- Property: $11,215,000
Total General Sales: $2,519,000
Public Utilities: $1,103,000
Other Selective Sales: $671,000
NEC: $437,000
Motor Vehicle License: $346,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $28,400,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $420,000
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