Laymantown, Virginia

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Population in July 2007: 2,129.

Males: 1,034	(48.6%)
Females: 1,095	(51.4%)

Median resident age:	43.5 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $73,241 (it was $58,571 in 2000)

Laymantown:	$73,241
Virginia:	$59,562

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $31,408

Laymantown:	$31,408
Virginia:	$31,177

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $316,531 (it was $135,700 in 2000)

Laymantown:	$316,531
Virginia:	$262,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $348,992; Detached houses: $339,552; Townhouses or other attached units: $694,901; Mobile homes: $5,000

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Races in Laymantown:

White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
Black (1.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Laymantown: 95.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.7%), German (19.5%), English (16.7%), Irish (10.5%), Scotch-Irish (7.3%), Scottish (3.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 3.29 square miles.

Population density: 647 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Laymantown

High school or higher: 88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 10.9%
Unemployed: 4.2%
Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Laymantown CDP

Never married: 17.9%
Now married: 73.2%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 4.5%
Divorced: 3.0%

31 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.5%
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:

Laymantown:	0.7% ($899)
Virginia:	1.0% ($1,143)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA (8.2 miles , pop. 94,911).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (88.6 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (312.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Blue Ridge, VA (1.4 miles ), Cloverdale, VA (1.8 miles ), Troutville, VA (2.0 miles ), Daleville, VA (2.4 miles ), Hollins, VA (2.4 miles ), Vinton, VA (2.5 miles ), Roanoke, VA (2.9 miles ), Fincastle, VA (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 37.36 N, Longitude: 79.85 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 540

Laymantown household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Other direct selling establishments (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Finance and insurance (17%)
Educational services (13%)
Health care (12%)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Engineers (4%)
Top executives (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Registered nurses (10%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Customer service representatives (5%)

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Laymantown-area historical tornado activity is below Virginia state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 4.8 miles away from the Laymantown place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 9/17/2004, a category 2 tornado 7.0 miles away from the place center .

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

On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from Laymantown center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 44.7 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) earthquake occurred 98.1 miles away from the city center
On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 91.9 miles away from Laymantown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Laymantown:

CARILION MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; ROANOKE, VA)
COLUMBIA LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; SALEM, VA)
CARILION BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BEDFORD, VA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Laymantown:

VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; ROANOKE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,535)
NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 14 miles; SALEM, VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 31 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 5,348)
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)
RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)

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Churches in Laymantown include: Victory Mission Church (A), Laymantown Community Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	85.7%
Whole state:	68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	0.9%
Whole state:	4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	2.8%
Whole state:	9.6%

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

This place:	1.3%
Whole state:	4.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Laymantown, VA

Laymantown compared to Virginia 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.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Laymantown mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Botetourt County Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (70%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Utility gas (6%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Laymantown

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of the Brethren	United Methodist Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents	48.8%	12.3%	9.2%	5.6%	4.2%
Congregations	26.0%	16.4%	17.8%	2.7%	1.4%

Name	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	The Wesleyan Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Other religions
Adherents	3.9%	3.3%	2.9%	2.6%	7.2%
Congregations	1.4%	6.8%	2.7%	4.1%	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.

8.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,315 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.57%
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 Roanoke city, VA	1.89% ($36,217 average AGI)
from Roanoke County, VA	1.65% ($58,291)
from Bedford County, VA	0.60% ($46,693)

7.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,221 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.42%
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 Roanoke city, VA	1.68% ($33,430 average AGI)
to Roanoke County, VA	1.66% ($37,686)
to Bedford County, VA	0.57% ($35,229)

Strongest AM radio stations in Laymantown:

WKBA (1550 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VINTON, VA; Owner: TINKER CREEK BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WVBE (610 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
WFIR (960 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
WRIS (1410 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WRIS INC.)
WWWR (910 AM; 1 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WTOY (1480 AM; 5 kW; SALEM, VA; Owner: WARD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WGMN (1240 AM; 1 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLLL (930 AM; 10 kW; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: HUBBARD'S ADVERTISING AGENCY, INC.)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLVA (590 AM; 5 kW; LYNCHBURG, VA)
WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Laymantown:

WZZI (101.5 FM; VINTON, VA; Owner: TRAVIS MEDIA, L.L.C.)
WMGR-FM (104.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYYD-FM1 (107.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WYYD LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WPAR (91.3 FM; SALEM, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
WRXT (90.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
WJJS-FM (106.1 FM; VINTON, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBWR (106.9 FM; BEDFORD, VA; Owner: BEDFORD RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
WYYD (107.9 FM; AMHERST, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
W279AC (103.7 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
WXCF-FM (103.9 FM; CLIFTON FORGE, VA; Owner: IMPACT BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNRS-FM (89.9 FM; SWEET BRIAR, VA; Owner: SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE)
WZZU (97.9 FM; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: TRAVIS MEDIA L.L.C.)
WRVL (88.3 FM; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, INC.)
WIQO-FM (100.9 FM; COVINGTON, VA; Owner: WKEY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Laymantown:

WSET-TV (Channel 13; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: WSET INCORPORATED)
WJPR (Channel 21; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: GRANT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS II, INC.)
W34CU (Channel 34; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
WBRA-TV (Channel 15; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
WRKV-LP (Channel 65; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSLS-TV (Channel 10; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W49AP (Channel 49; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

	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)
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	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$270,540	20	$163,347	29	$153,969	9	$62,024	2	$116,720	1	$30,650
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	3	$115,437	5	$139,562	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	2	$201,215	19	$159,343	4	$50,540	0	$0	1	$76,400
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	2	$150,755	10	$160,360	1	$43,230	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	1	$112,080	2	$169,620	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0405.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	3	$226,577	2	$227,940
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$152,170
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0405.00

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