Fort Lee, Virginia

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Population in July 2007: 8,001.

Males: 4,555	(56.9%)
Females: 3,446	(43.1%)

Median resident age:	21.7 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Zip codes: 23801.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,644 (it was $36,325 in 2000)

Fort Lee:	$42,644
Virginia:	$59,562

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $113,645 (it was $60,000 in 2000)

Fort Lee:	$113,645
Virginia:	$262,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $117,628; Detached houses: $142,118; Townhouses or other attached units: $172,131; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $5,701

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Races in Fort Lee:

Black (47.0%)
White Non-Hispanic (36.7%)
Hispanic (11.4%)
Other race (6.7%)
Two or more races (3.4%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Filipino (0.9%)
Korean (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Fort Lee: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (10.8%), Irish (6.1%), Italian (4.9%), United States (3.6%), West Indian (3.4%), English (2.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 8.35 square miles.

Population density: 958 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Fort Lee

High school or higher: 98.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
Unemployed: 7.7%
Mean travel time to work: 11.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Lee CDP

Never married: 42.6%
Now married: 50.8%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 0.6%
Divorced: 4.7%

598 residents are foreign born (3.9% Latin America, 2.0% Asia, 1.3% Europe).

This place:	8.2%
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:

Fort Lee:	0.3% ($199)
Virginia:	1.0% ($1,143)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Richmond, VA (21.2 miles , pop. 197,790).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Norfolk, VA (64.3 miles , pop. 234,403).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (223.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Hopewell, VA (1.8 miles ), Colonial Heights, VA (2.0 miles ), Petersburg, VA (2.1 miles ), Ettrick, VA (2.3 miles ), Matoaca, VA (2.8 miles ), Chester, VA (3.0 miles ), Bellwood, VA (3.5 miles ), Chesterfield Court House, VA (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 37.25 N, Longitude: 77.33 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +4,348 (+59.8%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 3,498 (80.0%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 804

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Public administration (23%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
Health care (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Wood products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Public administration (27%)
Finance and insurance (11%)
Health care (11%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (14%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Cashiers (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
Customer service representatives (5%)
Computer specialists (4%)

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Average climate in Fort Lee, Virginia

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Fort Lee-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 6.0 miles away from the Fort Lee 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 4.0 miles away from the place center injured 15 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Lee:

COLUMBIA JOHN RANDOLPH MEDICAL CENTER` (about 4 miles; HOPEWELL, VA)
POPLAR SPRINGS HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PETERSBURG, VA)
HIRAM W DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; PETERSBURG, VA)

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Heliports located in Fort Lee:

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Amtrak station near Fort Lee:

6 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Lee:

VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,641)
JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; CHESTER, VA; FT enrollment: 2,520)
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND (about 21 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 3,756)
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 18,753)
J SARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 4,906)
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (about 33 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 7,133)
CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; FT enrollment: 4,432)

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Notable locations in Fort Lee: Nowak Field (A), Sixth Street Gate (B), Shop Road Gate (C), Fort Lee Golf Course (D), Fort Lee Post General Library (E), Quartermaster Museum (F), Kenner Army Community Hospital Library (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Fort Lee: Rosewood Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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Average household size:

This place:	3.3 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	87.3%
Whole state:	68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	1.9%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	7.6%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fort Lee, VA

1551 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
1139 people in military barracks, etc.

Fort Lee compared to Virginia state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly above state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Fort Lee (2009 data):

SunTrust Bank: Fort Lee Facility at 4305 Mahone Avenue, branch established on 1942-11-02; Fort Lee Commissary at 400 Shop Road, branch established on 1998-12-10. Info updated 2009-03-30: Bank assets: $185,098.8 mil, Deposits: $120,116.4 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1782 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Henrico County Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (48%) Utility gas (46%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religon statistics for Fort Lee

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church
Adherents	32.8%	18.6%	13.6%	13.4%	6.7%
Congregations	28.2%	4.6%	12.6%	16.1%	6.3%

Name	Charismatic Churches Independent	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	4.1%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%	5.9%
Congregations	0.6%	1.7%	2.3%	2.9%	24.7%

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.

10.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,735 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.36%
Virginia average:	11.06%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($309 average AGI)
Henrico County: 0.11%
Virginia average: 0.41%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Richmond city, VA	2.48% ($44,791 average AGI)
from Chesterfield County, VA	1.01% ($40,499)
from Hanover County, VA	0.78% ($40,935)

9.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($52,927 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.62%
Virginia average:	10.78%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($345 average AGI)
Henrico County: 0.07%
Virginia average: 0.22%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Richmond city, VA	2.00% ($36,315 average AGI)
to Chesterfield County, VA	1.49% ($51,560)
to Hanover County, VA	0.90% ($54,269)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Lee:

WDZY (1290 AM; 25 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WROU (1240 AM; 1 kW; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WGGM (820 AM; 10 kW; CHESTER, VA; Owner: HOFFMAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHAP (1340 AM; 1 kW; HOPEWELL, VA; Owner: CHINA CAT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WVNZ (1320 AM; 5 kW; RICHMOND, VA)
WREJ (1540 AM; 10 kW; RICHMOND, VA)
WXGI (950 AM; 4 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: GEE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WFTH (1590 AM; 5 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: TRI-CITY CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WRNL (910 AM; 5 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Lee:

WRHH (99.3 FM; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WARV-FM (100.3 FM; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: MAINQUAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WKHK (95.3 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WVST-FM (91.3 FM; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
WDYL (101.1 FM; CHESTER, VA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBTJ (106.5 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRVQ (94.5 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMXB (103.7 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WCVE-FM (88.9 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRXL (102.1 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WJZV (93.1 FM; ETTRICK, VA; Owner: RICHMOND BROADCASTING, INC)
WAUQ (89.7 FM; CHARLES CITY, VA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WKJS (104.7 FM; CREWE, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WJMO-FM (105.7 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WCDX (92.1 FM; MECHANICSVILLE, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WAFX (106.9 FM; SUFFOLK, VA; Owner: TIDEWATER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WBBT-FM (107.3 FM; POWHATAN, VA; Owner: MAINQUAD, INC.)
W274AB (102.7 FM; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WKLR (96.5 FM; FORT LEE, VA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WCWM (90.7 FM; WILLIAMSBURG, VA; Owner: THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY IN VA.)

TV broadcast stations around Fort Lee:

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

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $444,837,000
Total average daily traffic: 5,600
Total average daily truck traffic: 530
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 5,710

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Alan D Sullins, Prince George, Va, Type: Tower, Structure height: 39.6 m, Overall height: 42.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00884372
Registrant: Department Of The Army, 1816 Shop Road, Fort Lee, VA 23801-1604, Phone: (804) 734-5035, Email:
Daniel A Bendl, Fort Lee Avenue, Type: Tank, Structure height: 66.4 m, Overall height: 66.4 m
Registrant: Department Of The Army- Directorate Of Public Works, 1816 Shop Road, Fort Lee, VA 23801, Phone: (804) 734-5035, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

FORT LEE VA, Lat: 37.242611 Lon: -77.335000, Call Sign: WQHS712
Assigned Frequencies : 462.262 MHz
Grant Date: 10/26/2007, Expiration Date: 10/26/2017, Certifier: Richard Riccardi
Registrant: Hexagram Inc., 23905 Mercantile, Cleveland, OH 44122, Phone: (216) 896-8600, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KA4JOB, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 01/18/1994, Expiration Date: 01/18/2004, Cancelation Date: 01/19/2006
Registrant: Jennifer T Haste, 372a Coral Sea Dr, Fort Lee, VA 23801
Call Sign: KF4NGW, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 11/19/1996, Expiration Date: 11/19/2006, Cancelation Date: 11/20/2008
Registrant: Frederick L Johnson, 426a Ledo Rd, Fort Lee, VA 23801
Call Sign: KF6KXQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00365996
Grant Date: 03/13/2007, Expiration Date: 05/12/2017
Registrant: James S Mc Laughlin, 2001 31st Street, Fort Lee, VA 23801-1726
Call Sign: KI4SHG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01217091
Grant Date: 11/27/2006, Expiration Date: 11/27/2016, Certifier: Dillon F Francis
Registrant: Dillon F Francis, 1901 Argonne Ct, Fort Lee, VA 23801

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$184,430	1	$98,510	0	$0	1	$77,030
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$40,000	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$181,470	4	$171,103	1	$13,330	1	$2,220
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	1	$74,070	1	$93,330	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 8502.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$77,030	1	$77,030
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2004 2003

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 8502.00

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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