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Chesterfield County

Population in July 2007: 6,862.
Males: 3,403  (49.6%)
Females: 3,459  (50.4%)

Median resident age:  33.6 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 23237.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,828 (it was $34,433 in 2000)
Bellwood:  $40,828
Virginia:  $59,562

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $135,521 (it was $69,300 in 2000)
Bellwood:  $135,521
Virginia:  $262,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $128,872; Detached houses: $152,653; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $121,804; Mobile homes: $12,796

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Races in Bellwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (67.0%)
  • Black (20.3%)
  • Hispanic (7.5%)
  • Other race (4.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • Other Asian (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Bellwood: 81.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (15.5%), English (9.5%), Irish (9.3%), German (8.4%), Italian (3.4%), French (1.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 95 feet

Land area: 5.94 square miles.

Population density: 1154 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Bellwood

  • High school or higher: 60.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bellwood CDP

  • Never married: 25.0%
  • Now married: 54.0%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

484 residents are foreign born (5.3% Latin America, 2.0% Asia).

This place:  8.1%
Virginia:  8.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Bellwood:  1.0% ($686)
Virginia:  1.0% ($1,143)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Richmond, VA (9.3 miles , pop. 197,790).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Norfolk, VA (74.1 miles , pop. 234,403).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (217.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Bensley, VA (1.7 miles ), Chester, VA (1.9 miles ), Chesterfield Court House, VA (2.1 miles ), Montrose, VA (2.9 miles ), Richmond, VA (3.1 miles ), Colonial Heights, VA (3.2 miles ), Hopewell, VA (3.3 miles ), Bon Air, VA (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 37.41 N, Longitude: 77.43 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,221 (+37.2%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 376 (13.3%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 804

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (26%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Chemicals (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)



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Bellwood-area historical tornado activity is above Virginia state average. It is 21% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1993, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.8 miles away from the Bellwood place center killed 4 people and injured 246 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/8/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.4 miles away from the place center injured 15 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bellwood:
  • MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA HOSPITALS (about 10 miles; RICHMOND, VA)
  • RICHMOND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; RICHMOND, VA)
  • BON SECOURS-STUART CIRCLE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; RICHMOND, VA)

Amtrak stations near Bellwood:
  • 9 miles: RICHMOND, MAIN STREET (RICHMOND, 1500 MAIN STREET). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms.
  • 12 miles: PETERSBURG (ETTRICK, 3516 SOUTH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 15 miles: RICHMOND (7519 STAPLES MILL RD.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar and vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bellwood:
  • JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; CHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,520)
  • UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND (about 9 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 3,756)
  • VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 18,753)
  • VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 3,641)
  • J SARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 4,906)
  • COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (about 39 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 7,133)
  • LONGWOOD COLLEGE (about 54 miles; FARMVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,557)

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Churches in Bellwood include: Bellwood Baptist Church (A), Bellwood Pentecostal Holiness Church (B), Drewrys Bluff Church (C), Kingsland Baptist Church (D), First Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Lake Ely (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Bellwood: Bensley Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  68.8%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.1%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  16.8%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  4.7%
Whole state:  4.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bellwood, VA



Bellwood compared to Virginia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Chesterfield County Virginia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (50%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
  • Utility gas (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religon statistics for Bellwood

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchEpiscopal ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents36.2%21.0%15.6%3.9%3.5%
Congregations34.8%13.9%1.9%4.4%3.8%
NameChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChurch of the NazareneLutheran ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other religions
Adherents3.3%3.0%2.0%1.8%9.7%
Congregations5.1%3.2%1.9%3.2%27.8%
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.


9.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,297 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.60%
Virginia average:  11.06%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($632 average AGI)
Chesterfield County:  0.13%
Virginia average:  0.41%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Richmond city, VA  1.86% ($40,801 average AGI)
from Henrico County, VA  1.53% ($51,560)
from Petersburg city, VA  0.22% ($30,566)


8.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,707 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.01%
Virginia average:  10.78%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($412 average AGI)
Chesterfield County:  0.06%
Virginia average:  0.22%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Richmond city, VA  1.46% ($32,676 average AGI)
to Henrico County, VA  1.06% ($40,499)
to Powhatan County, VA  0.37% ($68,728)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bellwood:
  • WGGM (820 AM; 10 kW; CHESTER, VA; Owner: HOFFMAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVNZ (1320 AM; 5 kW; RICHMOND, VA)
  • WDZY (1290 AM; 25 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WFTH (1590 AM; 5 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: TRI-CITY CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WXGI (950 AM; 4 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: GEE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WREJ (1540 AM; 10 kW; RICHMOND, VA)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRNL (910 AM; 5 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBTK (1380 AM; 5 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WHAP (1340 AM; 1 kW; HOPEWELL, VA; Owner: CHINA CAT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bellwood:
  • WDYL (101.1 FM; CHESTER, VA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WKHK (95.3 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WMXB (103.7 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WJMO-FM (105.7 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WCVE-FM (88.9 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBTJ (106.5 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRXL (102.1 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRVQ (94.5 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCDX (92.1 FM; MECHANICSVILLE, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WBBT-FM (107.3 FM; POWHATAN, VA; Owner: MAINQUAD, INC.)
  • WJZV (93.1 FM; ETTRICK, VA; Owner: RICHMOND BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WAUQ (89.7 FM; CHARLES CITY, VA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WRHH (99.3 FM; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKJS (104.7 FM; CREWE, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WARV-FM (100.3 FM; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: MAINQUAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WVST-FM (91.3 FM; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKLR (96.5 FM; FORT LEE, VA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WYFJ (100.1 FM; ASHLAND, VA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bellwood:
  • WCVE-TV (Channel 23; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWBT (Channel 12; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF VIRGINIA)
  • WRLH-TV (Channel 35; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: WRLH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WTVR-TV (Channel 6; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: ELCOM OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WRIC-TV (Channel 8; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF RICHMOND, INC.)
  • WCVW (Channel 57; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W39CO (Channel 39; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W48BI (Channel 48; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WXOB-LP (Channel 17; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: KM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKYV-LP (Channel 61; KEYSVILLE, VA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFMA-LP (Channel 52; FARMVILLE, VA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWAY (Channel 3; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WUPV (Channel 65; ASHLAND, VA; Owner: BELL BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full and 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
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 Value
LOANS ORIGINATED14$163,75553$126,447108$122,0879$25,55624$104,7763$41,227
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$05$143,27623$118,2005$67,0606$117,2531$85,910
APPLICATIONS DENIED5$150,48217$148,53475$121,56215$62,6558$100,3011$194,600
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$111,5707$127,12942$130,4763$54,7776$150,1300$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$136,1203$143,63311$130,3251$12,9701$76,1100$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 1004.04 , 1004.06, 1004.07

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full and 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED18$156,86911$179,4954$120,963
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$05$193,8080$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$147,0301$129,7400$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 1004.04 , 1004.06, 1004.07

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