Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  12.0% | | Whole state: |  9.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 5.7% | | Whole state: | 4.3% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ridgeway, VA
Ridgeway compared to Virginia state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage 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 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 Ridgeway (2009 data):
- SunTrust Bank: Ridgeway Branch at U.S. 220 South At State Route 724, branch established on 1973-07-25. Info updated 2009-03-30: Bank assets: $185,098.8 mil, Deposits: $120,116.4 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1782 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Ridgeway Branch at 4860 Greensboro Road, branch established on 1983-11-07. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- Carter Bank & Trust: Horsepasture Office at 166 Horsepasture Price Road, branch established on 2002-04-12. Info updated 2007-02-23: Bank assets: $2,800.5 mil, Deposits: $2,470.8 mil, headquarters in Martinsville, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 124 total offices
- American National Bank and Trust Company: 220 South Office at 3810 Greensboro Road, branch established on 2002-03-04. Info updated 2006-04-11: Bank assets: $788.4 mil, Deposits: $602.5 mil, headquarters in Danville, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: American National Bankshares Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Henry County Virginia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (64%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Wood (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Religion statistics for Ridgeway
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) | International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
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| Adherents | 52.9% | 11.1% | 9.1% | 5.2% | 4.1% |
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| Congregations | 30.0% | 14.4% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 10.0% |
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| Name | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Church of the Brethren | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Episcopal Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 3.5% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 6.2% |
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| Congregations | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 23.3% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $956 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $83 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 9 | $1,039 |
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Ridgeway:
- WHEE (1370 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: PATRICK HENRY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WODY (1160 AM; 5 kW; FIELDALE, VA; Owner: BASE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCLW (1130 AM; daytime; 1 kW; EDEN, NC; Owner: DR JERRY L CARTER D/BA/ REIDSVILE BAPTIST CHURCH)
- WLOE (1490 AM; 1 kW; EDEN, NC; Owner: MAYO BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WCBX (900 AM; 1 kW; BASSETT, VA; Owner: BASE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMVA (1450 AM; 1 kW; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: MARTINSVILLE BROADCASTING INC.)
- WWBG (1470 AM; 10 kW; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING COPORATION)
- WHEO (1270 AM; 5 kW; STUART, VA; Owner: MOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
- WDVA (1250 AM; 5 kW; DANVILLE, VA; Owner: MITCHELL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ridgeway:
- WGBT (94.5 FM; EDEN, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPIM (90.5 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC)
- WJMH (102.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
- WMQX-FM (93.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
- WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
- W285DJ (104.9 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, 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)
- WZBB (99.9 FM; STANLEYTOWN, VA; Owner: WNLB RADIO, INC.)
- KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
- WFDD (88.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)
- WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
- WKZL (107.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
- WOZN (98.7 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
- WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- 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 Ridgeway:
- 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)
- WGPX (Channel 16; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENSBORO LICENSE, INC.)
- WLXI-TV (Channel 61; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
- WXIV-LP (Channel 14; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: CAROLINA BLUE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDRL-TV (Channel 24; DANVILLE, VA; Owner: DANVILLE TELEVISION PARTNERSHIP)
- WXII-TV (Channel 12; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXII HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- Route 781 Chestnut Knob, Type: Tower, Structure height: 31.7 m, Overall height: 33.2 m, Call Sign: KNKN986
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 10/30/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Jerri L Janjua, Rt 781 Chestnut Knob, Type: Tower, Structure height: 31.7 m, Overall height: 33.2 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- Dale Wagoner, 2950 Chestnut Knob Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00039589
Registrant: Henry County, 1024 Dupont Road, Martinsville, VA 24112-4600, Phone: (276) 634-4664, Email:
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1- Rt 781, Type: Tower, Structure height: 37 m, Call Sign: KNNF738
Assigned Frequencies : 929.962 MHz
Grant Date: 01/09/2001, Expiration Date: 01/18/2011, Cancelation Date: 08/27/2002, Certifier: Paul H Kuzia
Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N Street, N.W., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4- Edgewood Ls 2- Marhill Dr & Mulberry Dr, Type: Upole, Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WQBT858
Assigned Frequencies : 154.471 MHz
Grant Date: 12/13/2004, Expiration Date: 12/13/2014, Certifier: Mike Ward
Registrant: Micro-Comm, Inc., 15895 S Pflumm Rd, Olathe, KS 66062, Phone: (913) 390-4500, Fax: (913) 390-4550, Email:
- Lat: 36.637778 Lon: -78.858333, Call Sign: WQEW541
Assigned Frequencies : 461.275 MHz, 462.525 MHz, 464.675 MHz, 469.975 MHz
Grant Date: 05/03/2006, Expiration Date: 05/03/2016, Certifier: Claressia Leaks
Registrant: Georgia-Pacific LLC, 133 Peachtree St Ne-43rd Fl, Atlanta, GA 30303, Phone: (404) 652-4893, Fax: (404) 584-1461, Email:
- Marrowbone Reservoir 4.3 Mi Wsw, Type: Pipe, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 5.2 m, Call Sign: WQHW310
Assigned Frequencies : 169.500 MHz
Grant Date: 11/21/2007, Expiration Date: 11/21/2017, Certifier: Michael A Nelson
Registrant: Virginia Department Of Emergency Management, 10501 Trade Court, Richmond, VA 23236-3713, Phone: (804) 674-2479, Fax: (804) 674-2419, Email:
- Lower Smith 3.6mi Nne, Type: Pipe, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 5.2 m, Call Sign: WQHY258
Assigned Frequencies : 169.500 MHz
Grant Date: 11/29/2007, Expiration Date: 11/29/2017, Certifier: Michael A Nelson
Registrant: Virginia Department Of Emergency Management, 10501 Trade Court, Richmond, VA 23236-3713, Phone: (804) 674-2479, Fax: (804) 674-2419, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- RIDGEWAY, Rt 781 Chestnut Knob, Overall height: 33.2 m, Call Sign: WMS382
Assigned Frequencies : 10618.1 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 01/30/2009, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- CHESTNUT KNO, 2950 Chestnut Knob Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: WQIR636
Assigned Frequencies : 6835.00 MHz, 6855.00 MHz
Grant Date: 04/23/2008, Expiration Date: 04/23/2018, Certifier: Dale Wagoner
Registrant: Comsearch, 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard, Ashburn, VA 20147, Phone: (703) 726-5671, Fax: (703) 726-5595, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 33 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ridgeway)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 10 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Ridgeway)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 116
- Hazardous Condition: 17
- Service Call: 2
- Good Intent Call: 5
Incident types - Ridgeway
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Ridgeway, VA
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