Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: |  31.3% | | Whole state: |  9.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 12.1% | | Whole state: | 4.3% |
Pennington Gap 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 above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Pennington Gap (2007 data):
- Powell Valley National Bank: Pennington Gap Branch at 525 East Morgan Avenue, branch established on 1977-11-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $233.9 mil, Deposits: $197.0 mil, headquarters in Jonesville, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Powell Valley Bankshares, Inc.
- Lee Bank and Trust Company: Lee Bank And Trust Company at 600 West Morgan Avenue, branch established on 1932-08-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $168.2 mil, Deposits: $147.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices
- FNB Southeast: Pennington Gap Branch at 700 E. Morgan Ave., branch established on 1971-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,010.6 mil, Deposits: $820.2 mil, headquarters in Reidsville, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Fnb Financial Services Corporation
- Farmers and Miners Bank: Farmers And Miners Bank at 403 West Morgan Avenue, branch established on 1979-07-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $117.9 mil, Deposits: $104.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 6 total offices
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Water Supply |
9 | $16,209 | $21,612 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $6,135 | $24,540 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $3,053 | $18,318 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $8,088 | $32,352 | 3 | $2,214 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $399 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $551 |
| Financial Administration |
5 | $8,353 | $20,047 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,025 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $5,105 | $20,420 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
25 | $46,943 | $22,533 | 11 | $4,189 |
Pennington Gap government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $453,000
Solid Waste Management: $375,000
All Other: $100,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $794,000
Sewerage: $408,000
Parks & Recreation: $392,000
Solid Waste Management: $362,000
Police Protection: $270,000
Regular Highways: $100,000
Financial Administration: $75,000
Fire Protection: $45,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $120,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,502,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,007,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,838,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,311,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $191,000
Other, NEC: $169,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $30,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $893,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $140,000
General Support: $94,000
All Other: $50,000
- Tax - Property: $272,000
Other Selective Sales: $120,000
NEC: $79,000
Public Utilities: $77,000
Total General Sales: $36,000
Motor Vehicle License: $10,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $645,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $150,000
4.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,791 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.77% | | 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:
4.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,881 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.15% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Pennington Gap:
- WSWV (1570 AM; 2 kW; PENNINGTON GAP, VA; Owner: IBS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WHLN (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY)
- WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
- WTCW (920 AM; 4 kW; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCPM (1280 AM; 1 kW; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WNVA (1350 AM; 5 kW; NORTON, VA; Owner: RADIO-WISE, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Pennington Gap:
- WSWV-FM (105.5 FM; PENNINGTON GAP, VA; Owner: IBS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WJDT (106.5 FM; ROGERSVILLE, TN; Owner: C & S BROADCASTING)
- WTUK (105.1 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WJNV (99.1 FM; JONESVILLE, VA; Owner: REGINA KAY MOORE)
- WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
- WBGQ (100.7 FM; BULLS GAP, TN; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING)
- WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
- WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)
- WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
- WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
- WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
- WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
- WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Pennington Gap:
- WMEV-LP (Channel 4; PENNINGTON GAP, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
- W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WAGV (Channel 44; HARLAN, KY; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)
- W31BU (Channel 31; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W53BQ (Channel 53; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W69ED (Channel 69; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WKHA (Channel 35; HAZARD, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
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