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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (34.5%).
Albemarle County, Virginia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Detached houses: $445,841Here:$445,841State:$330,816 Townhouses or other attached units: $486,467Here:$486,467State:$310,878 In 2-unit structures: $180,468Here:$180,468State:$285,516 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $296,270Here:$296,270State:$242,971 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $337,024Here:$337,024State:$270,208 Mobile homes: $225,248Here:$225,248State:$37,843 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $656,415Here:$656,415State:$92,978
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 50.5% Bush/Cheney (Republican): 48.5%
Obama (Democratic): 58.7% McCain (Republican): 40.5%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,245 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,253 (0.7%)
Area name: Charlottesville, VA MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Albemarle County is $643 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $761 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $986 a month.
Cities in this county include: Crozet, Scottsville.
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Notable locations in Albemarle County: Totier Creek Farm (A), Ridgeway (B), Jumping Branch (C), Tiverton (D), Monticola (E), Three Forks (F), Clover Farm (G), Clover Hill (H), Keswick Hunt Club (I), Keswick Country Club (J), The Riggory (K), The Homestead (L), Farmington Country Club (M), The Cedars (N), Moormans River Overlook (O), Craigs Store (P), Temple Hill (Q), Enniscofthy (R), Ash Lawn (S), Tall Oaks (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Albemarle Square Shopping Center (1), Fashion Mall Shopping Center (2), Ivy Square Shopping Center (3), Pantops Shopping Center (4), Woodbrook Shopping Center (5), Charlottesville Shoppers World Shopping Center (6), Riverbend Shopping Center (7), Rio Hill Shopping Center (8). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Albemarle County include: Mountain Chapel (A), Mount Zion Church (B), Mount View Church (C), Chestnut Grove Church (D), Mount Salem Church (E), Mount Pleasant Church (F), Mount Plains Church (G), Christ Church (H), Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Oak Union Cemetery (1), New Bethel Cemetery (2), Mount Salem Cemetery (3), Bethel Cemetery (4), Ivy Creek Cemetery (5), Mount Calvary Cemetery (6), Hardware Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Timberlake Pond (A), Huckles Pond (B), Chris Greene Lake (C), Edgehill Farm Pond Number Two (D), Aldrich Pond (E), Red Hill Orchard Lake (F), Allens Pond (G), Allmans Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Chopping Bottom Branch (A), Colle Branch (B), County Line Branch (C), Culpeper Branch (D), Daniels Branch (E), Lee Jones Creek (F), Mad Run (G), Marsh Run (H), Marshall Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Albemarle County include: Lannigan Field (1), Scott Stadium (2), Walnut Creek Park (3), Rivanna Park (4), George Rogers Clark Statue (5), Chris Greene Lake Park (6), Scottsville Recreation Center (7), Beaver Creek Reservoir Park (8), University of Virginia Historic District (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Greenwood Post Office (A), Ivy Post Office (B), Free Union Post Office (C), Keswick Post Office (D), Earlysville Post Office (E), Cobham Post Office (F), Keene Post Office (G), Covesville Post Office (H), Batesville Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Albemarle County: Totier Creek Farm (A), Ridgeway (B), Jumping Branch (C), Tiverton (D), Monticola (E), Three Forks (F), Clover Farm (G), Clover Hill (H), Keswick Hunt Club (I), Keswick Country Club (J), The Riggory (K), The Homestead (L), Farmington Country Club (M), The Cedars (N), Moormans River Overlook (O), Craigs Store (P), Temple Hill (Q), Enniscofthy (R), Ash Lawn (S), Tall Oaks (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Albemarle Square Shopping Center (1), Fashion Mall Shopping Center (2), Ivy Square Shopping Center (3), Pantops Shopping Center (4), Woodbrook Shopping Center (5), Charlottesville Shoppers World Shopping Center (6), Riverbend Shopping Center (7), Rio Hill Shopping Center (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Albemarle County include: Mountain Chapel (A), Mount Zion Church (B), Mount View Church (C), Chestnut Grove Church (D), Mount Salem Church (E), Mount Pleasant Church (F), Mount Plains Church (G), Christ Church (H), Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Oak Union Cemetery (1), New Bethel Cemetery (2), Mount Salem Cemetery (3), Bethel Cemetery (4), Ivy Creek Cemetery (5), Mount Calvary Cemetery (6), Hardware Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Timberlake Pond (A), Huckles Pond (B), Chris Greene Lake (C), Edgehill Farm Pond Number Two (D), Aldrich Pond (E), Red Hill Orchard Lake (F), Allens Pond (G), Allmans Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Chopping Bottom Branch (A), Colle Branch (B), County Line Branch (C), Culpeper Branch (D), Daniels Branch (E), Lee Jones Creek (F), Mad Run (G), Marsh Run (H), Marshall Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Albemarle County include: Lannigan Field (1), Scott Stadium (2), Walnut Creek Park (3), Rivanna Park (4), George Rogers Clark Statue (5), Chris Greene Lake Park (6), Scottsville Recreation Center (7), Beaver Creek Reservoir Park (8), University of Virginia Historic District (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post offices: Greenwood Post Office (A), Ivy Post Office (B), Free Union Post Office (C), Keswick Post Office (D), Earlysville Post Office (E), Cobham Post Office (F), Keene Post Office (G), Covesville Post Office (H), Batesville Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Augusta County , Buckingham County , Fluvanna County , Greene County , Louisa County , Nelson County , Orange County , Rockingham County .
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County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 5,379 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.4% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 47.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 5,753 (31% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.8%
Housing units in Albemarle County with a mortgage: 12,652 (1,093 second mortgage, 1,874 home equity loan, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,724
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Most common first ancestries reported in Albemarle County (%):
12.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,579 average adjusted gross income)
0.48% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,390 average AGI)Albemarle County:0.48%Virginia average:0.41% 6.99% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($29,861 average AGI) 5.32% relocated from other states ($29,328 average AGI)Albemarle County:5.32%Virginia average:4.24%
11.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,559 average adjusted gross income)
0.20% of residents moved to foreign countries ($611 average AGI)Albemarle County:0.20%Virginia average:0.22% 6.65% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($28,011 average AGI) 4.49% relocated to other states ($24,937 average AGI)Albemarle County:4.49%Virginia average:4.13%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.6 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.4
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,000 (8,155 aged, 845 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 111.5. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
17,503 spouses, 21,925 children (20,580 natural, 678 adopted, 667 stepchildren), 917 grandchildren, 467 brothers or sisters, 431 parents, 705 other relatives, 1,158 non-relatives
Size of family households: 9,402 2-persons, 4,831 3-persons, 4,389 4-persons, 1,788 5-persons, 555 6-persons, 195 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 8,627 1-person, 1,825 2-persons, 195 3-persons, 94 4-persons, 15 5-persons.
91.4% of residents of Albemarle County speak English at home. 2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all). 3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
Population growth in Albemarle County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.60 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)
Year house built
52% of Albemarle County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Virginia.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $125,700
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $2,111,000
All Other: $1,961,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,597,000
Parks and Recreation: $281,000
Sewerage: $54,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $12,334,000
Police Protection: $12,416,000
Public Welfare - Other: $11,461,000
Health - Other: $8,375,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,780,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,963,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,901,000
General - Other: $3,876,000
Financial Administration: $3,876,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,122,000
General Public Buildings: $2,897,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,650,000
Central Staff Services: $2,177,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,087,000
Solid Waste Management: $168,000
Natural Resources - Other: $165,000
All Other: $4,179,000
Education: $380,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,878,000
Libraries: $2,527,000
Natural Resources - Other: $82,000
General Revenue, NEC: $6,900,000
Fines and Forfeits: $304,000
Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,550,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,380,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC – Correctional Institutions: $976,000
General Local Government Support: $17,151,000
All Other: $8,896,000
Public Welfare: $223,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $13,311,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $10,156,000
Public Utilities Sales: $8,959,000
Other Selective Sales: $6,750,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,647,000
Motor Vehicle License: $2,111,000
Other License: $1,468,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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