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Population (year 2000): 1,350. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,356 (+0.4% change)
 

Males: 635  (47.0%)
Females: 715  (53.0%)

Wythe County

Median resident age:  38.4 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 24368.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,300 (it was $29,141 in 2000)
Rural Retreat  $30,300
Virginia:  $54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $88,900 (it was $74,600 in 2000)
Rural Retreat  $88,900
Virginia:  $212,300

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Races in Rural Retreat:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)

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Ancestries: United States (20.6%), German (17.9%), English (8.3%), Irish (7.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), Dutch (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1911

Elevation: 2510 feet

Land area: 2.25 square miles.

Population density: 601 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Rural Retreat

  • High school or higher: 71.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rural Retreat town

  • Never married: 15.4%
  • Now married: 59.7%
  • Separated: 4.0%
  • Widowed: 12.3%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

10 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.7%
Virginia:  8.1%



According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Rural Retreat, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rural Retreat to the number of sex offenders is 104 to 1.

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

Rural Retreat:  0.7% ($502)
Virginia:  0.9% ($1,143)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (84.8 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (115.0 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (472.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Atkins, VA (9.4 miles ), Sugar Grove, VA (12.6 miles ), Wytheville, VA (13.4 miles ), Marion, VA (17.1 miles ), Troutdale, VA (17.9 miles ), Independence, VA (20.9 miles ), Max Meadows, VA (22.6 miles ), Adwolf, VA (22.9 miles ).

Latitude: 36.90 N, Longitude: 81.28 W


Area code: 276

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Population change in the 1990s: +359 (+36.2%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Therapists (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Personal appearance workers (5%)


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Crime in Rural Retreat by Year
Type 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Robberies 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Assaults 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Burglaries 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Thefts 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Auto thefts 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Arson 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 117.2) 0.00.00.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  0.74
US city average:  3.00

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Rural Retreat-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 34.0 miles away from the Rural Retreat town center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 1/25/1975, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 29.9 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Rural Retreat:
  • WYTHE COUNTY COMM HOSP (about 10 miles; WYTHEVILLE, VA)
  • TAZEWELL COMMUNITY HOSP (about 22 miles; TAZEWELL, VA)
  • SMYTH COUNTY COMM HOSP (about 23 miles; MARION, VA)

Political contributions by individuals in Rural Retreat, VA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rural Retreat:
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 62 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 81 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: HKY)
  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 84 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rural Retreat:
  • MOUNTAIN EMPIRE (about 5 miles; MARION/WYTHEVILLE, VA; ID: MKJ)
  • MERCER COUNTY (about 27 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; ID: BLF)
  • TWIN COUNTY (about 34 miles; GALAX HILLSVILLE, VA; ID: HLX)

Local government website: WWW.TOWNOFRURALRETREAT.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rural Retreat:
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 27 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,096)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 43 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; BOONE, NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 67 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
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Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.0%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.6%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  11.2%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.3%
Whole state:  4.3%

Rural Retreat compared to Virginia state average:

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  • 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age 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 Rural Retreat (2007 data):
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Rural Retreat Branch at 100 West Buck Avenue, branch established on 1973-06-14. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
  • The Bank of Marion: Rural Retreat Branch at State Route 90 East, branch established on 1995-12-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $353.8 mil, Deposits: $308.7 mil, headquarters in Marion, VA, positive income, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Southwest Virginia Bankshares, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$3,437$41,2440$0
Water Supply 3$6,285$25,1400$0
Sewerage 0$0 3$4,385
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,476$29,7120$0
Financial Administration 2$3,432$20,5920$0
Totals for Government 7$15,630$26,7943$4,385


Rural Retreat government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $217,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $204,000
    Sewerage: $187,000
    Financial Administration: $150,000
    Police Protection: $64,000
    Solid Waste Management: $50,000
    Fire Protection: $45,000
    General - Other: $8,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $39,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,797,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,702,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $95,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $60,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $224,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $65,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,502,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $75,000
  • Tax - Property: $197,000
    Other Selective Sales: $50,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $25,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $217,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $168,000

5.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,403 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.77%
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:
from Smyth County, VA  0.63% ($26,284 average AGI)
from Pulaski County, VA  0.46% ($33,755)
from Carroll County, VA  0.37% ($21,825)


5.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,902 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.28%
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 Smyth County, VA  0.58% ($28,500 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, VA  0.49% ($32,308)
to Carroll County, VA  0.30% ($30,281)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rural Retreat:
  • WCRR (660 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RURAL RETREAT, VA; Owner: ORA ROBERT SMALLWOOD III)
  • WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WYVE (1280 AM; 3 kW; WYTHEVILLE, VA; Owner: THREE RIVERS MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTZE (1470 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
  • WWWJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; GALAX, VA; Owner: TWIN COUNTY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMEV (1010 AM; 1 kW; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rural Retreat:
  • WXBX (95.3 FM; RURAL RETREAT, VA; Owner: THREE RIVERS MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
  • WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WZVA (103.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: T.E.C.O. BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
  • W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
  • WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WGTH-FM (105.5 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WKQY (100.1 FM; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Rural Retreat:
  • WKPZ-LP (Channel 3; WYTHEVILLE, ETC., VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMSY-TV (Channel 52; MARION, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)

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