Sussex County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 7.6%
(8.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 7.2% for Black residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.4 people | | Virginia: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 62.9% | | Whole state: | 67.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.3% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wakefield, VA
Wakefield compared to Virginia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage above 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 significantly 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 Wakefield (2011 data):
- The Bank of Southside Virginia: Wakefield Branch at 631 County Drive, branch established on 1989/07/12. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $530.3 mil, Deposits: $452.9 mil, headquarters in Carson, VA, positive income, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of Southside Virginia Corporation, The
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Wakefield Branch at 205 Railroad Avenue, branch established on 1902/01/01. Info updated 2010/03/29: Bank assets: $168,867.6 mil, Deposits: $127,549.5 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1793 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Wood (4%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Sussex County Virginia:
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Religion statistics for Wakefield (based on Sussex County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 35.26%
| Here |  | 35.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Church of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 39.0% | 31.5% | 12.3% | 5.9% | 11.3% |
| Congregations | 30.4% | 30.4% | 4.3% | 13.0% | 21.7% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | This county: | 5.78 / 10,000 pop. | | Virginia: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | This county: | 3.30 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11 | Sussex County: | 9.08 / 10,000 pop. | | Virginia: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 6 | Sussex County: | 4.95 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 31.9% | | Virginia: | 26.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Sussex County: | 14.8% | | Virginia: | 18.6% |
| 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 | $3,167 | $38,004 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,613 | $31,356 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
2 | $4,863 | $29,178 | 1 | $709 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $10,643 | $31,929 | 1 | $709 |
Wakefield government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $110,000 ($118.79)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $673,000 ($726.78)
Water Utilities: $79,000 ($85.31)
Financial Administration: $77,000 ($83.15)
General - Other: $73,000 ($78.83)
Sewerage: $69,000 ($74.51)
Police Protection: $35,000 ($37.80)
Solid Waste Management: $22,000 ($23.76)
Libraries: $21,000 ($22.68)
Fire Protection: $17,000 ($18.36)
Parks & Recreation: $12,000 ($12.96)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,000 ($9.72)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $55,000 ($59.40)
Interest Earnings: $22,000 ($23.76)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $18,000 ($19.44)
Police Protection: $1,000 ($1.08)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $633,000 ($683.59)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $712,000 ($768.90)
Water Utilities: $59,000 ($63.71)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $25,000 ($27.00)
General Support: $9,000 ($9.72)
- Tax - Property: $96,000 ($103.67)
Total General Sales: $42,000 ($45.36)
Public Utilities: $12,000 ($12.96)
Other Selective Sales: $4,000 ($4.32)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $123,000 ($132.83)
8.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,300 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.23% | | 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:
6.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,371 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.56% | | 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 Wakefield:
- WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
- WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKGM (940 AM; 10 kW; SMITHFIELD, VA; Owner: WKGM, INC.)
- WDZY (1290 AM; 25 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WGH (1310 AM; 20 kW; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE BAY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WPMH (1010 AM; 10 kW; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WGGM (820 AM; 10 kW; CHESTER, VA; Owner: HOFFMAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WNIS (790 AM; 5 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wakefield:
- WAFX (106.9 FM; SUFFOLK, VA; Owner: TIDEWATER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WHRO-FM (90.3 FM; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION,INC)
- WHRV (89.5 FM; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION,INC)
- WJCD (107.7 FM; WINDSOR, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WVKL (95.7 FM; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: ENTERCOM NORFOLK LICENSE, LLC)
- WLQM-FM (101.7 FM; FRANKLIN, VA; Owner: FRANKLIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKOC (93.7 FM; CHESAPEAKE, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH RADIO, L.L.C.)
- W291AJ (106.1 FM; WAVERLY, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WSVY-FM (105.3 FM; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCWM (90.7 FM; WILLIAMSBURG, VA; Owner: THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY IN VA.)
- WARV-FM (100.3 FM; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: MAINQUAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Wakefield:
- WTKR (Channel 3; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- WTVZ-TV (Channel 33; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WTVZ LICENSEE, LLC)
- WHRO-TV (Channel 15; HAMPTON-NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOC, INC.)
- WPXV (Channel 49; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WVEC-TV (Channel 13; HAMPTON, VA; Owner: WVEC TELEVISION, INC.)
- WAVY-TV (Channel 10; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: WAVY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WGNT (Channel 27; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
- WCVE-TV (Channel 23; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WVBT (Channel 43; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; Owner: WAVY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WBTD-LP (Channel 66; SUFFOLK, VA; Owner: WAVY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WKTD-CA (Channel 17; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: WAVY BROADCASTING, LLC)
Wakefield fatal accident list:
Sep 20, 1992 05:45 PM, Rt31, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 28, 1981 05:55 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 36 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Wakefield)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - Corner Church And Main Sts (Lat: 36.969028 Lon: -76.987472), Call Sign: KIU487
Assigned Frequencies: 39.5400 MHz, 39.6000 MHz Grant Date: 11/25/1998, Expiration Date: 02/16/2004, Cancellation Date: 04/25/2004
Registrant: Wakefield, Town Of, Wakefield, VA 23888 - .5 Mi W Int 460 & Railroad Ave (Lat: 36.984028 Lon: -76.999972), Call Sign: WNQU822
Assigned Frequencies: 151.565 MHz Grant Date: 12/04/1999, Expiration Date: 12/04/2004, Cancellation Date: 11/19/2002
Registrant: Nisource, 1600 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH 43216-2318, Phone: (614) 481-1370, Fax: (614) 481-1455, Email:
- Wakefield Detector, Detector Rr Mp N 50.5 (Lat: 36.960694 Lon: -76.977750), Type: Building, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 4 m, Call Sign: WNNY975, Licensee ID: L00008014
Assigned Frequencies: 161.190 MHz Grant Date: 06/18/2002, Expiration Date: 07/23/2012, Certifier: Jerry R Celio
Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 1200 Peachtree Street, Ne, Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 582-6224, Fax: (404) 582-6209, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: WX4AKQ, Previous Call Sign: KF4UIG, Licensee ID: L01435290
Grant Date: 10/08/2008, Expiration Date: 11/06/2018, Certifier: Steven V Crow
Registrant: Central & Eastern Virginia Skywarn, 10009 General Mahone Hwy, Wakefield, VA 23888-2742 - Call Sign: KI4KZQ, Licensee ID: L01040910
Grant Date: 07/15/2005, Expiration Date: 07/15/2015, Certifier: Michael T Eggleston
Registrant: Michael T Eggleston, 700 Rocky Hock Road, Wakefield, VA 23888 - Call Sign: KI4LWD, Licensee ID: L01066356
Grant Date: 09/23/2005, Expiration Date: 09/23/2015, Certifier: Helen C Eggleston
Registrant: Helen C Eggleston, 700 Rocky Hock Rd, Wakefield, VA 23888-3117 - Call Sign: KI4NGC, Licensee ID: L01107532
Grant Date: 01/18/2006, Expiration Date: 01/18/2016, Cancellation Date: 03/21/2006, Certifier: Frank K Grover Jr
Registrant: Frank K Grover Jr, 2966 Rocky Hock Rd, Wakefield, VA 23888 - Call Sign: K1QM, Previous Call Sign: KI4NGC, Licensee ID: L01107532
Grant Date: 03/21/2006, Expiration Date: 03/21/2016, Certifier: Frank K Grover Jr.
Registrant: Frank K Grover Jr, 2966 Rocky Hock Rd, Wakefield, VA 23888
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: MOONEY M20F (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 127 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9430V , Serial Number: 700030, Year manufactured: 1970, Airworthiness Date: 01/19/1970
Registrant (Individual): Randy L Johnson, 10237 Skyline Dr, Wakefield, VA 23888
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Wakefield
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Wakefield, VA
| Most common first names in Wakefield, VA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 34 | 80.7 years |
| William | 25 | 66.0 years |
| John | 24 | 70.5 years |
| James | 22 | 68.5 years |
| Robert | 19 | 69.5 years |
| Willie | 14 | 75.6 years |
| Charles | 14 | 72.2 years |
| Joseph | 13 | 71.9 years |
| George | 11 | 70.7 years |
| Annie | 11 | 79.6 years |
| Most common last names in Wakefield, VA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Gay | 21 | 71.0 years |
| Goodrich | 19 | 74.9 years |
| Bailey | 19 | 76.4 years |
| Gray | 15 | 57.4 years |
| Stringfield | 15 | 70.1 years |
| Jones | 15 | 66.0 years |
| Brittle | 14 | 76.1 years |
| Brown | 14 | 76.9 years |
| Branch | 12 | 74.6 years |
| Laine | 11 | 76.6 years |
Businesses in Wakefield, VA
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