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Population in July 2008: 8,009. Population change since 2000: +2.9%
 

Males: 3,583  (44.7%)
Females: 4,426  (55.3%)

Median resident age:  42.4 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 24210, 24211, 24212.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,627 (it was $30,976 in 2000)
Abingdon:  $38,627
Virginia:  $59,562

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $29,095
Abingdon:  $29,095
Virginia:  $31,177

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $233,123 (it was $99,200 in 2000)
Abingdon:  $233,123
Virginia:  $262,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $299,536; Detached houses: $307,731; Townhouses or other attached units: $283,849; In 2-unit structures: $322,318; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $319,522; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $533,017; Mobile homes: $14,337
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Races in Abingdon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
  • Black (3.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Abingdon: 89.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (17.3%), German (11.4%), English (10.7%), Irish (9.4%), Scotch-Irish (5.2%), Scottish (2.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1778

Elevation: 2069 feet

Land area: 8.34 square miles.

Population density: 960 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Abingdon

  • High school or higher: 78.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Abingdon town

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 55.3%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 11.3%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

67 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.9%
Virginia:  8.1%


According to our research there were 52 registered sex offenders living in Abingdon, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Abingdon to the number of sex offenders is 154 to 1.

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

Abingdon:  0.9% ($933)
Virginia:  1.0% ($1,143)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (34.0 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (122.2 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (434.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Emory-Meadow View, VA (3.0 miles ), Holston Valley, TN (3.3 miles ), Damascus, VA (3.4 miles ), Glade Spring, VA (3.5 miles ), Shady Valley, TN (3.6 miles ), Bristol, VA (3.6 miles ), Lebanon, VA (3.8 miles ), Bristol, TN (4.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 22 buildings, average cost: $103,300
  • 1997: 17 buildings, average cost: $108,600
  • 1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $100,300
  • 1999: 17 buildings, average cost: $96,800
  • 2000: 24 buildings, average cost: $97,100
  • 2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2002: 16 buildings, average cost: $106,900
  • 2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $141,500
  • 2004: 33 buildings, average cost: $163,500
  • 2005: 27 buildings, average cost: $199,200
  • 2006: 34 buildings, average cost: $146,400
  • 2007: 13 buildings, average cost: $175,200
  • 2008: 7 buildings, average cost: $201,600

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 36.71 N, Longitude: 81.98 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +4,355 (+56.0%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 1,592 (44.7%)

Area code: 276

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Population change in the 1990s: +589 (+8.2%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
  • Lawyers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)



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Crime in Abingdon by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 0100100
    per 100,000 0.012.50.00.012.40.00.0
Rapes 0233463
    per 100,000 0.025.038.938.349.775.037.7
Robberies 2242320
    per 100,000 25.325.051.825.637.325.00.0
Assaults 231482091711
    per 100,000 291.1174.7103.7255.5111.8212.4138.3
Burglaries 23403635354022
    per 100,000 291.1499.0466.6447.2434.6499.8276.6
Thefts 165266320285318396332
    per 100,000 2088.63318.44147.23641.23948.84947.54174.5
Auto thefts 8143121232417
    per 100,000 101.3174.7401.8268.3285.6299.9213.8
Arson 0001010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.012.80.012.50.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 177.8269.0298.1287.8309.3366.8261.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 24 (22 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.75
US city average:  3.00

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Abingdon-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.2 miles away from the Abingdon town center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 1/25/1975, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 12.4 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Abingdon-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 30.9 miles away from Abingdon center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 34.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 33.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 67.7 miles away from Abingdon center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 75.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 60.7 miles away from Abingdon center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Birthplace of: Eric McClure - Craftsman Truck series NASCAR driver (born: Dec 11, 1978).


Main business address for: Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (BITUMINOUS COAL & LIGNITE SURFACE MINING), Alpha NR Holding Inc, HIGHLANDS BANKSHARES INC /VA/ (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS).


Hospital/medical center in Abingdon:
  • JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (351 N COURT ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Abingdon:
  • RUSSELL CNTY MED CNTR (about 15 miles; LEBANON, VA)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-TRICITIES (about 15 miles; BRISTOL, TN)
  • JOHNSON COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 20 miles; MOUNTAIN CITY, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Abingdon, VA

Airports and Heliports located in Abingdon: See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Abingdon, VA

Local government website: www.abingdon.com

Colleges/Universities in Abingdon:
  • VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,367; Location: PO BOX 828; Public; Website: www.vh.cc.va.us)
  • WASHINGTON COUNTY ADULT SKILL CENTER (FT enrollment: 231; Location: 848 THOMPSON DR; Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Abingdon:
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; BOONE, NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 58 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 75 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
Public high school in Abingdon:
Private high school in Abingdon:
  • TEMPLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 46; Location: PO BOX 1182 WALDEN RD; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Abingdon:
See full list of schools located in Abingdon, School District: WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Library in Abingdon:
  • WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,312,008; Location: 205 OAK HILL STREET; 102,983 books; 8,393 audio materials; 2,816 video materials; 240 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Abingdon: Latture Field (A), Glenrochie Country Club (B), Abingdon City Hall (C), Washington County Public Library (D), Washington County Jail (E), Washington County Courthouse (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Abingdon Town Centre Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Abingdon include: Abingdon Bible Church (A), Abington United Methodist Church (B), Saint Thomas Episcopal Church (C), Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church (D), Valley Street Baptist Church (E), First Baptist Church (F), Charles Wesley United Methodist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Knollkreg Cemetery (1), Hayter Cemetery (2), Sinking Spring Cemetery (3), Campbell Cemetery (4), High Point Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: East Fork Wolf Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Abingdon: Abington Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Abingdon Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Fields-Penn 1860 House Museum (208 West Main Street) (1), Highlands Educational Literacy Program (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 205 Oak Hill Street Northeast) (2), Abingdon Town - Public Information Service (335 Cummings Street) (3), Clevinger B H (22212 Sugarbush Lane) (4), Abingdon Town - Convention & Visitors Bureau (335 Cummings Street) (5), Flyaway Hot Air Balloons (15415 Briarwood Lane) (6), HARR William Charles (15415 Briarwood Lane) (7), Balloon Virginia Inc (22212 Sugarbush Lane) (8). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Hampton Inn Abingdon- Va. (340 Commerce Dr) (1), Budget Inn (15886 Porterfield Highway) (2), Comfort Inn (170 Old Jonesboro Road) (3), Best Western Inn & Suites (1093 Ole Berry Drive) (4), Comfort Inn Abingdon (170 Jonesboro Road) (5), Alpine Motel (882 East Main Street) (6), Holiday Inn-Express Abingdon (940 East Main Street) (7), Holiday Lodge Motel (25000 Lee Highway) (8). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: United States Government - Court of Appeals- Judge's Chambers (180 West Main Street) (1), Washington County - General District Court Judge (191 East Main Street) (2), Washington County - Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court- Juvenile & Domestic Relations- C (Relations Court) (3), Courts - Federal - District Courts- Eastern District Of Tennessee- District C (180 West Main Street) (4), Washington County - Accounting (205 Academy Drive Northwest) (5), Boucher Rick Representative (188 East Main) (6), Washington County - General District Court Clerk (191 East Main Street) (7). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Abingdon and their reported violations in the past:

WOODLAND COVE CAMPGROUND (Serves TN, Population served: 281, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1998 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-31-1999), St Public Notif received (MAR-05-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2004. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2005)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-2004. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2005)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-2004. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2005)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUN-2004. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-29-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-29-2004), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2005)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-2004. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-29-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-29-2004), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2005)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 9 other older monitoring violations
RIVERSIDE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
WATERS EDGE R V PARK (Serves TN, Population served: 118, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2000 and MAR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAR-09-2000), St Public Notif requested (APR-30-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-30-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Abingdon that have no violations reported:
  • HAYTER'S GAP (Population served: 254, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.1 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  59.4%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.2%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  10.1%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.5%
Whole state:  4.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Abingdon, VA


People in group quarters in Abingdon
  • 181 people in nursing homes
  • 84 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 66 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 36 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 35 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 23 people in other group homes
  • 22 people in homes for the mentally ill


Abingdon compared to Virginia state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.


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Banks with most branches in Abingdon (2009 data):
  • Highlands Union Bank: Maringo Drive Branch, at 340 West Main Street, Jonesborough Road Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $668.0 mil, Deposits: $523.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Highlands Bankshares, Inc.
  • Carter Bank & Trust: West Main Branch at 238 West Main Street, branch established on 2003-11-03; Camp Comfort Branch at 27255 Lee Highway, branch established on 2005-02-14. Info updated 2007-02-23: Bank assets: $2,800.5 mil, Deposits: $2,470.8 mil, headquarters in Martinsville, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 124 total offices
  • The First Bank and Trust Company: Abingdon Branch at 667 West Main Street, branch established on 1984-11-15; East Abingdon Branch at 933 East Main Street, branch established on 1993-07-08. Info updated 2007-04-05: Bank assets: $998.5 mil, Deposits: $822.6 mil, headquarters in Lebanon, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: First Bancorp, Inc.
  • Grundy National Bank: Abingdon Branch at 498 Cummings Street, branch established on 2006-05-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $303.6 mil, Deposits: $247.1 mil, headquarters in Grundy, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Gnb Bankshares Corporation
  • Lee Bank and Trust Company: Abingdon Branch at 17510 Lee Highway, branch established on 2005-09-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $166.2 mil, Deposits: $144.6 mil, headquarters in Pennington Gap, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices
  • Trupoint Bank: Abingdon Branch at 914 West Main Street, branch established on 1995-08-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $501.4 mil, Deposits: $393.9 mil, headquarters in Grundy, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Miners And Merchants Bancorp, Inc.
  • Bank of America, National Association: Abingdon Branch at 271 West Main Street, branch established on 1963-09-16. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • First Bank: Abingdon Branch at 102 Wall Street, branch established on 2004-01-20. Info updated 2008-06-03: Bank assets: $2,753.7 mil, Deposits: $2,078.8 mil, headquarters in Troy, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 74 total offices, Holding Company: First Bancorp
  • 4 other banks with 4 local branches

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Abingdon, Virginia
  • Martha Washington Inn, 150 West Main St, Abingdon, VA 24210, Phone: (276) 628-3161, Fax: (276) 628-7652
  • Comfort Inn, 170 Jonesboro Rd, Abingdon, VA 24210, Phone: (276) 676-2222, Fax: (276) 676-2222
  • Holiday Inn Express, 940 E Main St, Abingdon, VA 24210, Phone: (276) 676-2829, Fax: (276) 676-2605
  • Hampton Inn Abingdon, 340 Commerce Dr, Abingdon, VA 24211, Phone: (276) 619-4600, Fax: (276) 619-4605
  • Super 8 Motel, 298 Towne Centre Dr, Abingdon, VA 24210, Phone: (276) 676-3329, Fax: (276) 676-3329
  • Comfort Suites Abingdon, 1093 Ole Berry Dr, Abingdon, VA 24210, Phone: (276) 698-3040, Fax: (276) 698-3050
  • Quality Inn & Suites, 930 E Main St, Abingdon, VA 24210, Phone: (276) 676-9090, Fax: (276) 676-9091
All 7 fire-safe hotels and motels in Abingdon, Virginia


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2004 Presidential Election results in Washington County Virginia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (58%)
  • Utility gas (27%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Abingdon

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Christian Churches and Churches of ChristEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents40.9%25.1%9.8%6.2%3.7%
Congregations21.3%29.5%11.5%6.6%2.5%
NameChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChurches of ChristChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Catholic ChurchOther religions
Adherents2.3%1.4%1.4%1.4%7.8%
Congregations0.8%4.9%1.6%0.8%20.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 10$22,992$27,5900$0
Other Government Administration 4$18,945$56,8355$1,351
Police Protection - Officers 23$62,570$32,6450$0
Police - Other 2$6,248$37,4880$0
Firefighters 0$0 28$14,477
Streets and Highways 38$87,885$27,7530$0
Sewerage 14$33,090$28,3630$0
Parks and Recreation 20$38,253$22,9527$3,662
Other and Unallocable 11$24,908$27,1723$3,102
Totals for Government 122$294,891$29,00643$22,592



Abingdon government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,788,000
    Parks & Recreation: $303,000
    Solid Waste Management: $260,000
  • Construction - General: $544,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,483,000
    General - Other: $1,242,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,157,000
    Sewerage: $1,121,000
    Police Protection: $1,054,000
    Central Staff Services: $330,000
    Financial Administration: $260,000
    Solid Waste Management: $256,000
    Fire Protection: $217,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $93,000
    General Public Buildings: $55,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $55,000
    Transit Utilities: $21,000
    Housing & Community Development: $17,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $663,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $91,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $11,048,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $10,198,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $23,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $827,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $351,000
    Interest Earnings: $34,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $888,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $2,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $961,000
    General Support: $685,000
  • Tax - NEC: $2,845,000
    Property: $1,965,000
    Public Utilities: $139,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $116,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,733,000

6.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,436 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.36%
Virginia average:  11.06%

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

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Bristol city, VA  0.90% ($33,687 average AGI)
from Sullivan County, TN  0.85% ($50,804)
from Smyth County, VA  0.53% ($29,566)


6.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,260 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.00%
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 Bristol city, VA  1.19% ($28,845 average AGI)
to Sullivan County, TN  1.09% ($33,279)
to Smyth County, VA  0.57% ($24,358)


Strongest AM radio stations in Abingdon:
  • WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFHG (980 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBCV (1550 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WXMY (1600 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SALTVILLE, VA; Owner: CONTINENTAL MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXLZ (1140 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ST. PAUL, VA; Owner: YEARY BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Abingdon:
  • WFHG-FM (92.7 FM; ABINGDON, VA; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
  • WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WXLZ-FM (107.3 FM; LEBANON, VA; Owner: YEARY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
  • WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Abingdon:
  • WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WLFG (Channel 68; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WAPW-CA (Channel 31; ABINGDON, ETC., VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Abingdon, Virginia:
  • Fatal accident count: 7
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 14
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
  • Fatalities: 7
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 20
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Virginia average:
  • Fatal accident count: 179
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 266
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 63
  • Fatalities: 195
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 416
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 27

Abingdon fatal accident list:
May 9, 2003 05:29 AM, Sr-236, Vehicles: 7, Persons: 6, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Apr 15, 1990 04:15 AM, I81, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 22, 1990 08:06 AM, Mainstreet, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 20, 1990 10:20 AM, Cummingsst, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Oct 30, 1981 10:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 12, 1981 12:25 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 6, 1976 02:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Abingdon)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Abingdon, VA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 82 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Abingdon)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Abingdon)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 48 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$119,98546$117,90541$140,6617$19,8141$90,82015$156,6076$34,950
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$06$152,5538$101,8932$39,0800$01$96,8702$62,195
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$105,68011$86,91325$158,80211$58,3432$570,7652$92,7405$63,956
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$07$87,98612$107,2830$00$02$106,5000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$02$40,7303$220,7101$23,1200$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0105.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED16$118,6465$133,3062$114,485
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$152,4601$94,1201$94,670
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$40,1800$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$44,0300$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0105.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 83
  • Hazardous Condition: 138
  • Service Call: 1
  • Good Intent Call: 19

Incident types - Abingdon


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Abingdon, VA

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