Craig County, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.0%), Manufacturing (19.8%), Construction (15.8%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Craig County, Virginia:

Median resident age:	39.6 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 2,588	(50.8%)
Females: 2,503	(49.2%)

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Craig County:	2.5 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county:	$47,614
Virginia:	$59,562

This county:	$399
State:	$753

Craig County:	$183,921
Virginia:	$262,100

Detached houses: $292,111

Here:	$292,111
State:	$357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $110,882

Here:	$110,882
State:	$371,438

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $63,539

Here:	$63,539
State:	$305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,324,175

Here:	$1,324,175
State:	$316,638

Mobile homes: $44,954

Here:	$44,954
State:	$37,843

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 7
• Auto thefts: 4

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 11
• Thefts: 13
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	10.3%
Whole state:	9.6%

This county:	1.4%
Whole state:	4.3%

Area name: Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Craig County is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $589 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $747 a month.

Cities in this county include: New Castle.

Neighboring counties: Alleghany County , Botetourt County , Monroe County, West Virginia , Giles County , Montgomery County , Roanoke County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Craig County: Managers Depot (A), Camp Easter Seal (B), Pine Top (C), Murder Hole (D), Steel Bridge Campground (E), New Castle Work Center (F), Nicholson Knob (G), Paint Bank National Fish Hatchery (H), Big Pond Shelter (I), Blue Healing Springs (J), The Pines Horse Corral (K), The Pines Campground (L), Fenwick Mines Campground (M), Given (N). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Craig County include: Craig Springs Church (A), Gravel Hill Church (B), Salem Church (C), Cross Roads Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Hebron Church (F), Level Green Church (G), Maple Grove Church (H), Mount Carmel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Leffel Cemetery (1), Grave Cemetery (2), Paxton Cemetery (3), Looney Cemetery (4), Paitsel Cemetery (5), Nutter Cemetery (6), Huffman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Big Pond (A), McDaniels Lake (B), Connallys Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Patterson Creek (A), Little Oregon Creek (B), Porterfield Branch (C), Lick Branch (D), Jones Branch (E), Healing Branch (F), Johns Creek (G), Harles Branch (H), Hannah Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.6%
Virginia:	7.0%

Current college students: 110
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 16 (81% naturalized citizens)

Craig County:	0.3%
Whole state:	8.1%

Mean travel time to work: 34.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 23.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,829
• One, attached: 14
• Two: 21
• 3 or 4: 4
• 5 to 9: 31
• 10 to 19: 26
• 20 or more: 9
• Mobile homes: 599
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Housing units in Craig County with a mortgage: 524 (73 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 406

Here:	56.3% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Craig County-area historical earthquake activity is below Virginia state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 96.1 miles away from Craig County center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 99.7 miles away from the county center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 97.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 32.6 miles away from Craig County center
On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.0 miles away from the county center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.3 miles away from Craig County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,847 (79%) Carpooled: 379 (16%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 38 (2%) Other means: 19 (1%) Worked at home: 55 (2%)

6.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,405 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.24%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.74% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($29,922 average AGI)
1.51% relocated from other states ($9,483 average AGI)

Craig County:	1.51%
Virginia average:	4.24%

from Roanoke city, VA	1.08% ($34,550 average AGI)
from Roanoke County, VA	0.86% ($37,250)
from Salem city, VA	0.86% ($51,188)

5.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,238 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.68%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.66% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($25,581 average AGI)
1.03% relocated to other states ($4,657 average AGI)

Craig County:	1.03%
Virginia average:	4.13%

to Montgomery County, VA	0.87% ($22,875 average AGI)
to Roanoke County, VA	0.81% ($33,000)
to Salem city, VA	0.70% ($31,462)
to Roanoke city, VA	0.65% ($48,750)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 17.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 790 (608 aged, 182 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 4,436 (1,300 male householders, 210 female householders)

  1,216 spouses, 1,516 children (1,321 natural, 21 adopted, 174 stepchildren), 38 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 49 other relatives, 76 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 613 (259 male householders (220 living alone)), 294 female householders (274 living alone)), 60 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 42 (21 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 710 2-persons, 363 3-persons, 284 4-persons, 116 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 494 1-person, 49 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

98.2% of residents of Craig County speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $46,912,000 ($9129 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $13,480,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $12,980,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,181,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $98,000
Federal grants: $2,612,000
Federal procurement contracts: $25,630,000 ($12,747,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,409,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,207,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,357,000

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.01 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.6

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

66% of Craig County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Virginia.

Craig County:	65.9%
State average:	53.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 3949
• Northeast: 157
• Midwest: 219
• South: 652
• West: 84

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $102,500

Here:	8.9%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	7.8%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	30.2%
Virginia:	20.6%

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