U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Fries, Virginia



Back to Fries, VA housing info, Grayson County, Virginia, VA smaller cities, VA small cities, All Cities.




Fries: Welcome to Fries, VA  Where the New River Trail Begins Fries: Fries Dam on the New River after a storm Fries: Red Caboose at the Beginning of the New River Trail in Fries, VA
 

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map
Fries, VA map

Grayson County

Population in July 2008: 552. Population change since 2000: -10.1%
 

Males: 238  (43.2%)
Females: 314  (56.8%)

Median resident age:  49.4 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 24330.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,750 (it was $21,250 in 2000)
Fries:  $27,750
Virginia:  $59,562

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,473
Fries:  $17,473
Virginia:  $31,177

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $73,897 (it was $36,000 in 2000)
Fries:  $73,897
Virginia:  $262,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $94,436; Detached houses: $92,330

Fries, VA residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Fries:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Black (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Fries: 74.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Fries, VA forum
Recent posts about Fries, Virginia on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Fries is mentioned 69 times on our forum:
Have A Favorite Local Business in NOVA? Share Your Story Here!  (97 replies)
VA Pics  (137 replies)
You're very Richmond If....  (68 replies)
I'm Bored with Talking About Traffic. Anyone in the Mood for a Local Ghost Story?  (39 replies)
richmond..not on my mind  (198 replies)
Northern Virginia native who moved South and is homesick  (37 replies)

Latest news from Fries, VA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: United States (31.1%), German (9.4%), English (8.8%), Irish (4.1%), Dutch (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1901

Elevation: 2180 feet

Land area: 0.65 square miles.

Population density: 852 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Fries,VA real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
Unit (optional):
City
State
Zip


Fries, Virginia map

For population 25 years and over in Fries

  • High school or higher: 55.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fries town

  • Never married: 14.9%
  • Now married: 55.6%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 16.7%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

10 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.6%
Virginia:  8.1%


According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Fries, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fries to the number of sex offenders is 110 to 1.

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

Fries:  0.7% ($254)
Virginia:  1.0% ($1,143)
Fries satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Winston-Salem, NC (58.2 miles , pop. 185,776).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (78.0 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (389.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Galax, VA (2.2 miles ), Woodlawn, VA (3.1 miles ), Independence, VA (3.4 miles ), Hillsville, VA (3.7 miles ), Fancy Gap, VA (3.9 miles ), Fort Chiswell, VA (4.0 miles ), Sparta, NC (4.1 miles ), Wytheville, VA (4.1 miles ).

Latitude: 36.72 N, Longitude: 80.98 W

Area code: 276

Fries household income distribution Fries home values distribution

This town's Wikipedia profile


Population change in the 1990s: -76 (-11.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Public administration (10%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
  • Furniture and related products (7%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Furniture and related products (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)



Fries races chart


 

Crime in Fries by Year

Type 2004 2006 2007
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Robberies 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Assaults 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Burglaries 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Thefts 010
    per 100,000 0.0172.70.0
Auto thefts 110
    per 100,000 172.1172.70.0
Arson 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 13.820.70.0

(click on a table row to update graph)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.81
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Fries, Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Fries, Virginia average temperatures Fries, Virginia average precipitation
 
Fries, Virginia humidity
 
Fries, Virginia wind speed
 
Fries, Virginia snowfall
 
Fries, Virginia sunshine
 
Fries, Virginia clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

Fries-area historical tornado activity is below Virginia state average. It is 51% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 45.4 miles away from the Fries town center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/7/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 61.6 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.


Fries-area historical earthquake activity is above Virginia state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 62.0 miles away from Fries center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 63.1 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 63.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 26.5 miles away from Fries center
On 2/12/1994 at 02:40:24, a magnitude 3.4 (2.9 ML, 3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 57.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1997 at 10:36:46, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 65.7 miles away from Fries center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Fries topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Fries:
  • TWIN COUNTY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; GALAX, VA)
  • ALLEGHANY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SPARTA, NC)
  • WYTHE COUNTY COMM HOSP (about 18 miles; WYTHEVILLE, VA)

Political contributions by individuals in Fries, VA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fries:
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; DUBLIN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,262)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 41 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 48 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 51 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; BOONE, NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
Public elementary/middle school in Fries:
See full list of schools located in Fries


Fries map

Click to draw/clear town borders

Cemetery: Fries Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Eagle Bottom Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Fries that have no violations reported:
  • FRIES, TOWN OF (Population served: 614, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

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:  3.0%
Whole state:  4.7%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  17.8%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  6.2%
Whole state:  4.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fries, VA



Fries compared to Virginia state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


Back to the top

Banks with branches in Fries (2009 data):
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Fries Branch at 473 West Main Street, branch established on 1902-06-12. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Fries travel time to work


Fries mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Grayson County Virginia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (68%)
  • Electricity (25%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Fries

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Churches of Christ
Adherents42.1%40.9%4.8%3.7%3.2%
Congregations23.9%40.8%4.2%2.8%7.0%
NameSeparate Baptists in ChristChurch of God of ProphecyChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents1.4%1.2%1.2%0.8%0.8%
Congregations4.2%2.8%1.4%1.4%11.3%
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 0$0 1$1,352
Police Protection - Officers 1$1,918$23,0160$0
Streets and Highways 2$3,818$22,9080$0
Sewerage 1$2,216$26,5920$0
Water Supply 1$2,138$25,6560$0
Other and Unallocable 1$1,800$21,6000$0
Totals for Government 6$11,890$23,7801$1,352



Fries government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $81,000
    Solid Waste Management: $33,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $148,000
    Water Utilities: $117,000
    Regular Highways: $62,000
    Financial Administration: $46,000
    Police Protection: $32,000
    Solid Waste Management: $31,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $66,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $397,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $455,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $759,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $93,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $57,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $21,000
    General Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $50,000
    Property: $40,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $8,000
    NEC: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $139,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $24,000

4.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,977 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.76%
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 Carroll County, VA  0.66% ($20,528 average AGI)
from Galax city, VA  0.39% ($15,143)
from Alleghany County, NC  0.35% ($36,053)


5.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,893 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.15%
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 Carroll County, VA  0.86% ($24,298 average AGI)
to Galax city, VA  0.64% ($24,171)
to Wythe County, VA  0.42% ($23,696)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fries:
  • WWWJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; GALAX, VA; Owner: TWIN COUNTY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSYD (1300 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: GRANITE CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYVE (1280 AM; 3 kW; WYTHEVILLE, VA; Owner: THREE RIVERS MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WPIN (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: DUBLIN RADIO)
  • WSGH (1040 AM; 9 kW; LEWISVILLE, NC; Owner: WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT AREA RADIO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fries:
  • WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
  • WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
  • WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
  • WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • W285DJ (104.9 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC,)
  • WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fries:
  • WKPZ-LP (Channel 3; WYTHEVILLE, ETC., VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • 0.52 Mi Se Of State Rte 94, Type: Tower, Structure height: 58.5 m, Overall height: 60.6 m, Call Sign: WQGL592
    869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz... (+8 more)
    Grant Date: 01/15/2009, Expiration Date: 07/14/2009, Certifier: Mark L Gartley
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Mark L Gartley, 0.52 Mi Se Of State Rte 94, Type: Tower, Structure height: 58.5 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Jones Knob 6.1 Mi Nw, Type: Pipe, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 5.2 m, Call Sign: WQHR216
    Assigned Frequencies : 169.500 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/11/2007, Expiration Date: 10/11/2017, Certifier: Michael A Nelson
    Registrant: Virginia Department Of Emergency Management, 10501 Trade Court, Richmond, VA 23236-3713, Phone: (804) 674-2479, Fax: (804) 674-2419, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Fries)

Back to Fries, VA housing info, Grayson County, Virginia, VA smaller cities, VA small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top




Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2009 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2009 Advameg, Inc.