Occoquan, Virginia

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Population in July 2007: 821. Population change since 2000: +4.2%

Males: 386	(47.0%)
Females: 435	(53.0%)

Median resident age:	41.6 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Zip codes: 22125.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $64,480 (it was $48,750 in 2000)

Occoquan:	$64,480
Virginia:	$59,562

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $511,588 (it was $173,900 in 2000)

Occoquan:	$511,588
Virginia:	$262,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $524,295; Detached houses: $573,678; Townhouses or other attached units: $578,211; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $412,161; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $489,443

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Races in Occoquan:

White Non-Hispanic (81.0%)
Black (8.2%)
Hispanic (6.5%)
Two or more races (2.5%)
Other race (1.6%)
American Indian (0.9%)

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

2008 cost of living index in Occoquan: 129.7 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (18.3%), English (10.4%), Irish (8.4%), Italian (7.2%), French (5.1%), Scottish (4.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 20 feet

Land area: 0.16 square miles.

Population density: 5266 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Occoquan

High school or higher: 98.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 19.1%
Unemployed: 4.0%
Mean travel time to work: 38.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Occoquan town

Never married: 28.2%
Now married: 45.5%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 3.7%
Divorced: 20.2%

13 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.7%
Virginia:	8.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Occoquan:	1.3% ($2,336)
Virginia:	1.0% ($1,143)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dale City, VA (5.0 miles , pop. 55,971).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (20.8 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (145.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Lorton, VA (1.5 miles ), Lake Ridge, VA (1.6 miles ), Woodbridge, VA (1.7 miles ), Newington, VA (2.2 miles ), Dale City, VA (2.2 miles ), Fort Belvoir, VA (2.5 miles ), Montclair, VA (2.5 miles ), Burke, VA (2.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $190,700
1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $150,800
1998: 1 building, cost: $269,000
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $120,000
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $168,800
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $300,000
2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $162,500
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 41 buildings, average cost: $171,100
2006: 20 buildings, average cost: $235,000
2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 38.68 N, Longitude: 77.26 W

Area code: 703

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Population change in the 1990s: +400 (+111.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Professional, scientific, and technical services (28%)
Public administration (16%)
Educational services (11%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)
Other direct selling establishments (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
Health care (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
Engineers (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (7%)
Computer specialists (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Accountants and auditors (5%)
Social scientists and related workers (5%)
Legal support workers (5%)

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Crime in Occoquan (2006):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
1 burglary (130.7 per 100,000)
1 larceny count (130.7 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 14.4 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Crime in Occoquan (2007):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
2 thefts (244.8 per 100,000)
1 auto theft (122.4 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 19.6 (higher means more crime, US average = 302.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.22
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Occoquan, Virginia

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Occoquan-area historical tornado activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 51% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.2 miles away from the Occoquan town center killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.

On 9/24/2001, a category 4 tornado 30.8 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused $2 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Occoquan:

POTOMAC HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; WOODBRIDGE, VA)
MT VERNON HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; ALEXANDRIA, VA)
INOVA ALEXANDRIA HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ALEXANDRIA, VA)

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Amtrak stations near Occoquan:

2 miles: WOODBRIDGE (1040 EXPRESS WAY). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
3 miles: LORTON (AUTO-TRAIN) (LORTON, 8006 LORTON RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
12 miles: QUANTICO (QUNATICO, RAILROAD AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Local government website: WWW.OCCOQUAN.ORG

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Occoquan:

NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; ANNANDALE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 19,406)
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; FAIRFAX, VA; FT enrollment: 16,564)
MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; ARLINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,479)
COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND (about 19 miles; LA PLATA, MD; FT enrollment: 3,439)
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 16,045)
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 11,674)
HOWARD UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 9,297)

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Park in Occoquan: Occoquan Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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Tourist attractions: The Old Mill Special Events REN Fclty at Tcktts ML (Amusement & Theme Parks; Tacketts Mill), Boomers Home Amusements & Decor (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2253 Old Bridge Road).

Average household size:

This town:	1.8 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	44.7%
Whole state:	68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.7%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	5.7%
Whole state:	9.6%

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

This town:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Occoquan, VA

Occoquan compared to Virginia state average:

Black race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Prince William County Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (71%) Utility gas (20%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)

Religon statistics for Occoquan

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Assemblies of God
Adherents	47.9%	12.3%	12.3%	5.4%	3.7%
Congregations	5.8%	22.1%	12.5%	6.7%	4.8%

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Other religions
Adherents	3.4%	3.1%	2.3%	1.3%	8.4%
Congregations	6.7%	4.8%	4.8%	2.9%	28.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	1	$2,616	$31,392	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$4,472	$53,664	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	2	$9,519	$57,114	0	$0
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$1,697
Totals for Government	4	$16,607	$49,821	1	$1,697

Occoquan government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Police Protection: $92,000
Financial Administration: $91,000

General - Other: $89,000

Regular Highways: $50,000

Parks & Recreation: $11,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $5,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $175,000
Interest Earnings: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $100,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,000
General Support: $3,000
Tax - Other Selective Sales: $47,000
Public Utilities: $45,000

Property: $38,000

Total General Sales: $17,000

NEC: $13,000

Motor Vehicle License: $10,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $173,000

14.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,870 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	14.04%
Virginia average:	11.06%

0.34% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,096 average AGI)
Prince William County: 0.34%
Virginia average: 0.41%

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

from Fairfax County, VA	4.54% ($53,618 average AGI)
from Manassas city, VA	0.81% ($49,106)
from Alexandria city, VA	0.79% ($45,138)

13.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,063 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.28%
Virginia average:	10.78%

0.24% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,038 average AGI)
Prince William County: 0.24%
Virginia average: 0.22%

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

to Fairfax County, VA	2.09% ($50,369 average AGI)
to Stafford County, VA	1.14% ($50,824)
to Manassas city, VA	0.64% ($38,227)

Strongest AM radio stations in Occoquan:

WKDL (730 AM; 8 kW; ALEXANDRIA, VA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALEXANDRIA LICENSEE, LLC)
WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
WUST (1120 AM; daytime; 20 kW; WASHINGTON, DC)
WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WPWC (1480 AM; 5 kW; DUMFRIES-TRIANGLE, VA; Owner: JMK COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
WDCT (1310 AM; 5 kW; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, LTD.)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WABS (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Occoquan:

WJFK-FM (106.7 FM; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF WASHINGTON, DC)
WJZW (105.9 FM; WOODBRIDGE, VA; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
WMZQ-FM (98.7 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WWZZ (104.1 FM; WALDORF, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WETA (90.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
WGTS (91.9 FM; TAKOMA PARK, MD; Owner: COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRQX (107.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
WHUR-FM (96.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
WASH (97.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WAVA (105.1 FM; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
WARW (94.7 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WIHT (99.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WKYS (93.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WWDC-FM (101.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WPER (89.9 FM; CULPEPER, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO INC.)
WGMS-FM (103.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WAMU (88.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE EXEC. COMM. OF THE BD. OF TRUSTEES OF AMERICAN UNIV.)
WMMJ (102.3 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WINC-FM (92.5 FM; WINCHESTER, VA; Owner: MID ATLANTIC NETWORK, INC.)
WBIG-FM (100.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Occoquan:

WPXW (Channel 66; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: PAXSON WASHINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
WNVT (Channel 53; GOLDVEIN, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNVC (Channel 56; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJLA-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ACC LICENSEE, INC.)
WUSA (Channel 9; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE DETROIT NEWS, INC.)
WTTG (Channel 5; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WETA-TV (Channel 26; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE GREATER WASHINGTON ED TELECOMM. ASSOC)
WHUT-TV (Channel 32; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
WDCA (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WRC-TV (Channel 4; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WRC-TV), INC.)
WBDC-TV (Channel 50; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIAV-LP (Channel 58; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ASIAVISION, INC.)
W42BE (Channel 42; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: FAIRFAX LOW POWER CO.)
W28BY (Channel 63; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFORMATION SUPER STATION, L.L.C.)
WMPT (Channel 22; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
WMDO-CA (Channel 30; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WZDC-LP (Channel 64; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ONDA CAPITAL, INC.)
WKRP-LP (Channel 42; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA, LLC)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Tim McDougall, 1 County Complex Court (015292), Type: Tower, Structure height: 92.6 m, Overall height: 97.2 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 116 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116, Phone: (617) 585-7600

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4

McCoart, 1 County Complex Court, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, Call Sign: WPHP906
Assigned Frequencies : 866.012 MHz, 866.512 MHz
Grant Date: 06/20/2005, Expiration Date: 07/07/2015
Registrant: County Of Prince William, 1 County Complex Court, Prince William, VA 22192-9201, Phone: (703) 792-6271, Fax: (703) 792-4675, Email:
Rehabilitation Center For Alcoholics Pub Hlth Dpt, Call Sign: KRA504, Licensee ID: L00022284
Assigned Frequencies : 154.040 MHz
Grant Date: 03/26/1998, Expiration Date: 05/20/2003, Cancelation Date: 08/24/2003
Registrant: District Of Columbia, Rear 1338 G St Se, Washington, DC 20003
Dept Of Corrections Work House, Call Sign: KGA792, Licensee ID: L00022284
Assigned Frequencies : 39.0200 MHz, 39.0800 MHz
Grant Date: 03/26/1998, Expiration Date: 05/20/2003, Cancelation Date: 08/24/2003
Registrant: District Of Columbia, 1338 G St Se, Washington, DC 20003, Phone: (202) 727-5868
1 County Complex Court, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Call Sign: WPVK714, Licensee ID: L00006938
Assigned Frequencies : 866.012 MHz, 866.512 MHz
Grant Date: 06/18/2003, Expiration Date: 09/23/2003, Cancelation Date: 11/23/2003, Certifier: Samuel B Somers
Registrant: County Of Prince William

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

WDC0717, Rte 123 & I-95- Cloverleaf, Type: Pole, Structure height: 44.8 m, Call Sign: WQFW888
Assigned Frequencies : 23075.0 MHz
Grant Date: 10/24/2006, Expiration Date: 10/24/2016, Certifier: Eric M Botto
Registrant: Fibertower Corporation, 1667 K Street Nw, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 223-1028, Fax: (202) 315-3415, Email:
WDC0602, 1 County Complex Court (015292), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, Call Sign: WQGB485
Assigned Frequencies : 11365.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz
Grant Date: 11/29/2006, Expiration Date: 11/29/2016, Certifier: Joseph M Sandri Jr.
Registrant: Fibertower Corporation, 1667 K Street Nw, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 223-1028, Fax: (202) 315-3415, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KE4CYE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00655933
Grant Date: 03/17/2003, Expiration Date: 06/15/2013
Registrant: Doris E Tolliver, Box 416, Occoquan, VA 22125
Call Sign: KQ4AL, Previous Call Sign: KD4LRR, Licensee ID: L00490401
Grant Date: 03/26/2002, Expiration Date: 06/23/2012
Registrant: Grover M P Tolliver, Occoquan, VA 22125

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 341HF , Serial Number: 17378, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 04/29/1959
Registrant (Individual): Keith L Cooper, 122 E Colonial Dr, Occoquan, VA 22125

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