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Henry County

Population in July 2007: 2,162.
Males: 1,036  (47.9%)
Females: 1,126  (52.1%)

Median resident age:  42.1 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 24148.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,927 (it was $38,036 in 2000)
Horse Pasture:  $48,927
Virginia:  $59,562

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,927
Horse Pasture:  $22,927
Virginia:  $31,177

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $148,451 (it was $69,000 in 2000)
Horse Pasture:  $148,451
Virginia:  $262,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $175,994; Detached houses: $194,349; Townhouses or other attached units: $170,413; Mobile homes: $24,634

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Races in Horse Pasture:

  • White Non-Hispanic (70.0%)
  • Black (28.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Horse Pasture: 77.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (22.9%), English (5.4%), Irish (4.9%), German (3.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1100 feet

Land area: 9.62 square miles.

Population density: 225 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Horse Pasture

  • High school or higher: 67.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Horse Pasture CDP

  • Never married: 14.5%
  • Now married: 65.4%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

10 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.4%
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:

Horse Pasture:  0.5% ($371)
Virginia:  1.0% ($1,143)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greensboro, NC (38.4 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (349.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Fieldale, VA (2.3 miles ), Ridgeway, VA (2.4 miles ), Villa Heights, VA (2.4 miles ), Martinsville, VA (2.4 miles ), Collinsville, VA (2.6 miles ), Chatmoss, VA (2.9 miles ), Stanleytown, VA (2.9 miles ), Laurel Park, VA (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 36.63 N, Longitude: 79.94 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 276

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Textile mills and textile products (15%)
  • Furniture and related products (10%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Chemicals (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)



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Average climate in Horse Pasture, Virginia

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Horse Pasture-area historical tornado activity is near Virginia state average. It is 29% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/20/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.1 miles away from the Horse Pasture place center killed 2 people and injured 27 people and caused $34 million in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 3 tornado 29.5 miles away from the place center injured 30 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Horse Pasture-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 84.2 miles away from Horse Pasture center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1998 at 02:31:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Horse Pasture:
  • MEMORIAL HOSP MARTINSVILLE (about 6 miles; MARTINSVILLE, VA)
  • MOREHEAD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; EDEN, NC)
  • PATRICK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; STUART, VA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Horse Pasture:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 37 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Full-time enrollment: 10,868)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 39 miles; Greensboro, NC; FT enrollment: 6,970)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 5,944)
  • ELON COLLEGE (about 43 miles; ELON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,993)
  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; FT enrollment: 4,810)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 3,271)
  • VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.4%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.9%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  8.7%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.0%
Whole state:  4.3%

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Horse Pasture compared to Virginia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above 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 Henry County Virginia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (56%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Horse Pasture

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Adherents52.9%11.1%9.1%5.2%4.1%
Congregations30.0%14.4%5.6%5.6%10.0%
NameChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Church of the BrethrenChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Episcopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents3.5%3.0%2.6%2.2%6.2%
Congregations3.3%3.3%3.3%1.1%23.3%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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4.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,725 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.22%
Virginia average:  11.06%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($341 average AGI)
Henry County:  0.06%
Virginia average:  0.41%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Martinsville city, VA  0.78% ($28,094 average AGI)
from Franklin County, VA  0.35% ($24,528)
from Patrick County, VA  0.35% ($22,319)


4.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,500 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.67%
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 Martinsville city, VA  0.83% ($26,485 average AGI)
to Rockingham County, NC  0.37% ($23,316)
to Franklin County, VA  0.31% ($38,484)


Strongest AM radio stations in Horse Pasture:
  • WHEE (1370 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: PATRICK HENRY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WODY (1160 AM; 5 kW; FIELDALE, VA; Owner: BASE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCBX (900 AM; 1 kW; BASSETT, VA; Owner: BASE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFIC (1530 AM; daytime; 1 kW; COLLINSVILLE, VA; Owner: BASE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMVA (1450 AM; 1 kW; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: MARTINSVILLE BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WHEO (1270 AM; 5 kW; STUART, VA; Owner: MOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WWBG (1470 AM; 10 kW; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING COPORATION)
  • WCLW (1130 AM; daytime; 1 kW; EDEN, NC; Owner: DR JERRY L CARTER D/BA/ REIDSVILE BAPTIST CHURCH)

Strongest FM radio stations in Horse Pasture:
  • WPIM (90.5 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC)
  • WGBT (94.5 FM; EDEN, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJMH (102.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMQX-FM (93.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, 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,)
  • WZBB (99.9 FM; STANLEYTOWN, VA; Owner: WNLB RADIO, INC.)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
  • WFDD (88.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)
  • WKZL (107.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
  • WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOZN (98.7 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WQMG-FM (97.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WVBZ (100.3 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Horse Pasture:
  • WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • WUPN-TV (Channel 48; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WUPN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WXLV-TV (Channel 45; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXLV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WTWB-TV (Channel 20; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: WTWB OF THE TRIAD, LLC)
  • WLXI-TV (Channel 61; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
  • WGPX (Channel 16; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENSBORO LICENSE, INC.)
  • WXII-TV (Channel 12; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXII HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WXIV-LP (Channel 14; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: CAROLINA BLUE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

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