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Henry County

Population in July 2007: 848.
Males: 428  (50.5%)
Females: 420  (49.5%)

Median resident age:  44.3 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 24055.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,276 (it was $31,607 in 2000)
Oak Level:  $41,276
Virginia:  $59,562

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $27,247
Oak Level:  $27,247
Virginia:  $31,177

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $156,620 (it was $76,300 in 2000)
Oak Level:  $156,620
Virginia:  $262,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $176,944; Detached houses: $193,453; Townhouses or other attached units: $80,081; Mobile homes: $39,352

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Races in Oak Level:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.2%)
  • Black (7.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Oak Level: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.3%), English (15.0%), Irish (8.6%), German (5.2%), Scottish (3.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1258 feet

Land area: 6.09 square miles.

Population density: 139 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Oak Level

  • High school or higher: 58.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oak Level CDP

  • Never married: 17.5%
  • Now married: 61.8%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

7 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.8%
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:

Oak Level:  0.5% ($393)
Virginia:  1.0% ($1,143)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA (33.2 miles , pop. 94,911).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (50.1 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (341.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Stanleytown, VA (1.8 miles ), Bassett, VA (1.9 miles ), Collinsville, VA (2.3 miles ), Fieldale, VA (2.6 miles ), Villa Heights, VA (2.7 miles ), Martinsville, VA (2.9 miles ), Ferrum, VA (3.1 miles ), Chatmoss, VA (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 36.80 N, Longitude: 79.94 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 276

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Furniture and related products (18%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Printing and related support activities (7%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Furniture and related products (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Painters and paperhangers (5%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Legal support workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)



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Average climate in Oak Level, Virginia

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Oak Level-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Virginia state average. It is 37% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/20/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.5 miles away from the Oak Level place center killed 2 people and injured 27 people and caused $34 million in damages.

On 9/17/2004, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.1 miles away from the place center injured 4 people and caused $54 million in damages.


Oak Level-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 95.7 miles away from Oak Level center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.5 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 83.9 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 Oak Level:
  • MEMORIAL HOSP MARTINSVILLE (about 10 miles; MARTINSVILLE, VA)
  • CARILION FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, VA)
  • PATRICK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; STUART, VA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oak Level:
  • VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; ROANOKE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,535)
  • NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 35 miles; SALEM, VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 35 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 49 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; FT enrollment: 10,868)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 5,944)

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Church in Oak Level: Reed Creek Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Metz-Nunn Cemetery (1), Henry Memorial Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.1 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.0%
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: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  8.8%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  4.4%
Whole state:  4.3%

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Oak Level compared to Virginia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value 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.
  • Renting percentage 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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Oak Level travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Henry County Virginia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (51%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (44%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Oak Level

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 Oak Level:
  • WODY (1160 AM; 5 kW; FIELDALE, VA; Owner: BASE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHEE (1370 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: PATRICK HENRY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WCBX (900 AM; 1 kW; BASSETT, VA; Owner: BASE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFIC (1530 AM; daytime; 1 kW; COLLINSVILLE, VA; Owner: BASE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WYTI (1570 AM; 3 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, VA; Owner: WYTI, INC.)
  • WMVA (1450 AM; 1 kW; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: MARTINSVILLE BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WHEO (1270 AM; 5 kW; STUART, VA; Owner: MOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WVBE (610 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oak Level:
  • WZBB (99.9 FM; STANLEYTOWN, VA; Owner: WNLB RADIO, INC.)
  • WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WPIM (90.5 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; 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)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJMH (102.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WGBT (94.5 FM; EDEN, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W285DJ (104.9 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC,)
  • WBWR (106.9 FM; BEDFORD, VA; Owner: BEDFORD RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WMQX-FM (93.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE 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)
  • WYYD (107.9 FM; AMHERST, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZZU (97.9 FM; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: TRAVIS MEDIA L.L.C.)
  • WFNR-FM (100.7 FM; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Oak Level:
  • WSET-TV (Channel 13; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: WSET INCORPORATED)
  • WJPR (Channel 21; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: GRANT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS II, INC.)

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