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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.0%), Educational,health and social services (17.7%), Retail trade (11.5%).
Detached houses: $292,842Here:$292,842State:$330,816 Townhouses or other attached units: $697,415Here:$697,415State:$310,878 In 2-unit structures: $59,955Here:$59,955State:$285,516 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $211,509Here:$211,509State:$270,208 Mobile homes: $66,893Here:$66,893State:$37,843 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $18,510Here:$18,510State:$92,978
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 74.4% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 23.6%
McCain (Republican): 69.6% Obama (Democratic): 29.6%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $875 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $642 (0.4%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Augusta County is $433 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $565 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $808 a month.
Cities in this county include: Stuarts Draft, Fishersville, Verona, Crimora, Lyndhurst, Dooms, Weyers Cave, Jolivue, Craigsville, Greenville.
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Notable locations in Augusta County: Riprap Shelter (A), Weaver Brothers Dairy (B), Jennings Gap Dairy (C), Casta Line Trout Farms (D), McCormick Gap Overlook (E), Greenstone Overlook (F), North River Campground (G), North River Picnic Area (H), Mossy Creek (I), Mount Meridian (J), Horsehead Mountain Overlook (K), Pkin (L), Sawmill Ridge Overlook (M), Towers (N), Sawmill Run Overlook (O), Sawmill Run Ranger Station (P), Crimora Lake Overlook (Q), Sawmill Run Shelter (R), Deerfield Information Center (S), Deerfield Guard Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Augusta County include: Pleasant View Church (A), Arbor Hill Church (B), Asbury Church (C), Augusta Stone Church (D), Bethlehem Church (E), Beulah Church (F), Beverly Manor Church (G), Belmont Church (H), Bethany Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Bells Cemetery (1), Belmont Cemetery (2), Cline Cemetery (3), Croft Cemetery (4), West Augusta Cemetery (5), Edgewood Cemetery (6), Glebe Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Stark Pond (A), Barger Pond (B), Lake Quarles (C), Green Pond (D), Puffenbarger Pond (E), Nders Pond (F), Smithleigh Lake (G), Wilda Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tunnel Branch (A), Stull Run (B), Sawmill Run (C), Roaring Run (D), Poague Run (E), Paine Run (F), North Fork Naked Creek (G), Mine Branch (H), Laurel Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Augusta County include: Natural Chimneys Regional Park (1), Middlebrook Historic District (2), Grand Caverns Regional Park (3), Kiwanis Lake Park (4), Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Ar (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Augusta County: Riprap Shelter (A), Weaver Brothers Dairy (B), Jennings Gap Dairy (C), Casta Line Trout Farms (D), McCormick Gap Overlook (E), Greenstone Overlook (F), North River Campground (G), North River Picnic Area (H), Mossy Creek (I), Mount Meridian (J), Horsehead Mountain Overlook (K), Pkin (L), Sawmill Ridge Overlook (M), Towers (N), Sawmill Run Overlook (O), Sawmill Run Ranger Station (P), Crimora Lake Overlook (Q), Sawmill Run Shelter (R), Deerfield Information Center (S), Deerfield Guard Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Augusta County include: Pleasant View Church (A), Arbor Hill Church (B), Asbury Church (C), Augusta Stone Church (D), Bethlehem Church (E), Beulah Church (F), Beverly Manor Church (G), Belmont Church (H), Bethany Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bells Cemetery (1), Belmont Cemetery (2), Cline Cemetery (3), Croft Cemetery (4), West Augusta Cemetery (5), Edgewood Cemetery (6), Glebe Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Stark Pond (A), Barger Pond (B), Lake Quarles (C), Green Pond (D), Puffenbarger Pond (E), Nders Pond (F), Smithleigh Lake (G), Wilda Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tunnel Branch (A), Stull Run (B), Sawmill Run (C), Roaring Run (D), Poague Run (E), Paine Run (F), North Fork Naked Creek (G), Mine Branch (H), Laurel Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Augusta County include: Natural Chimneys Regional Park (1), Middlebrook Historic District (2), Grand Caverns Regional Park (3), Kiwanis Lake Park (4), Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Ar (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Albemarle County , Bath County , Pendleton County, West Virginia , Highland County , Nelson County , Rockbridge County , Rockingham County .
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 1,580 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.2% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 925 (42% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.5%
Housing units in Augusta County with a mortgage: 10,201 (978 second mortgage, 1,413 home equity loan, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 5,103
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Most common first ancestries reported in Augusta County (%):
6.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,739 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 4.92% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($31,412 average AGI) 1.94% relocated from other states ($14,326 average AGI)Augusta County:1.94%Virginia average:4.24%
5.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,500 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 4.18% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($24,725 average AGI) 1.40% relocated to other states ($9,775 average AGI)Augusta County:1.40%Virginia average:4.13%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.3
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,821 (5,722 aged, 1,099 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 46.5. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 141.7. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
16,129 spouses, 18,434 children (16,829 natural, 465 adopted, 1,140 stepchildren), 911 grandchildren, 276 brothers or sisters, 422 parents, 616 other relatives, 967 non-relatives
Size of family households: 8,553 2-persons, 4,684 3-persons, 3,804 4-persons, 1,331 5-persons, 445 6-persons, 159 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,982 1-person, 797 2-persons, 78 3-persons, 24 4-persons.
97.4% of residents of Augusta County speak English at home. 1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well). 0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English well). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Population growth in Augusta County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.34 millions of gallons per day (74% from ground, 26% from surface)
Year house built
62% of Augusta County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Virginia.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $98,200
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 Lunch: $2,025,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,161,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $334,000
Parks and Recreation: $219,000
Regular Highways: $50,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $18,000
General - Other: $3,545,000
Regular Highways: $2,385,000
Health - Other: $13,000
Health - Other: $15,464,000
Public Welfare - Other: $6,502,000
Police Protection: $6,099,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,160,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,823,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $2,301,000
Financial Administration: $1,856,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,479,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,474,000
General - Other: $1,367,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,263,000
General Public Buildings: $1,203,000
Libraries: $1,078,000
Central Staff Services: $993,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $672,000
Corrections - Other: $499,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $484,000
Regular Highways: $204,000
Natural Resources - Other: $187,000
Education: $2,121,000
All Other: $839,000
General Local Government Support: $219,000
Health - Other: $482,000
Air Transportation: $124,000
Other Higher Education: $4,000
Public Welfare: $645,000
Health and Hospitals: $348,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,338,000
Rents: $440,000
Fines and Forfeits: $186,000
Sale of Property: $103,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $46,973,000
Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs – Other: $1,799,000
Health - Other: $243,000
All Other: $7,588,000
Health and Hospitals: $6,300,000
General Local Government Support: $5,971,000
Public Welfare: $3,582,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,738,000
Public Utilities Sales: $4,561,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $2,879,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,580,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,824,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,169,000
Other License: $766,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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