Floyd County, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.9%), Educational,health and social services (18.9%), Retail trade (11.4%).

Type of workers:

Floyd County, Virginia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Floyd County, Virginia:

Median resident age:	40.5 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 6,849	(49.4%)
Females: 7,025	(50.6%)

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Floyd County:	2.4 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,303
Virginia:	$59,562

This county:	$420
State:	$753

Floyd County:	$160,725
Virginia:	$262,100

Detached houses: $222,451

Here:	$222,451
State:	$357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $217,364

Here:	$217,364
State:	$371,438

Mobile homes: $42,091

Here:	$42,091
State:	$37,843

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 32
• Thefts: 127
• Auto thefts: 11

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 31
• Thefts: 149
• Auto thefts: 20

This county:	11.7%
Whole state:	9.6%

This county:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.3%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Floyd County is $482 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $534 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $743 a month.

Cities in this county include: Floyd.

Neighboring counties: Carroll County , Franklin County , Montgomery County , Patrick County , Pulaski County , Roanoke County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Floyd County: Great Oaks Country Club (A), Alum Ridge (B), Camp Creek (C), Cannaday Gap (D), State Prison Camp Number 5 (E), Kings Store (F), Check (G), Willis Store (H), Woods Store (I), Copper Valley (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Floyd County include: Pleasant Hill Church (A), Pleasant Valley Church (B), Alum Ridge Church (C), Red Oak Grove Church (D), Reedsville Church (E), Conners Grove Baptist Church (F), Copper Hill Church of the Brethren (G), Copper Valley Church (H), Saint Mark Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Quesenberry Cemetery (1), Big Sand Cemetery (2), Poff Cemetery (3), Kefauver Cemetery (4), Nichols Cemetery (5), Halls Cemetery (6), Mannon Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Rakes Millpond (A), Mabry Mill Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Indian Creek (A), Reeds Creek (B), Griffith Creek (C), Furnace Creek (D), Flat Run (E), Rush Fork (F), Easter Creek (G), Earls Branch (H), Dodd Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Floyd Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.7%
Virginia:	7.0%

Current college students: 405
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 211 (31% naturalized citizens)

Floyd County:	1.5%
Whole state:	8.1%

Mean travel time to work: 33.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 43.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,154
• One, attached: 49
• Two: 27
• 3 or 4: 36
• 5 to 9: 29
• 10 to 19: 14
• 20 or more: 48
• Mobile homes: 1,370
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 36

Housing units in Floyd County with a mortgage: 1,223 (76 second mortgage, 121 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,085

Here:	53.0% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Floyd County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 5.8 times below overall U.S. average.

Floyd County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Virginia state average. It is 90% 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 88.6 miles away from Floyd County center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 91.0 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 90.1 miles away from the county center
On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.8 miles away from Floyd County center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.5 miles away from the county center
On 2/12/1994 at 02:40:24, a magnitude 3.4 (2.9 ML, 3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.4 miles away from Floyd County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,820 (73%) Carpooled: 1,223 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Walked: 91 (1%) Other means: 20 (0%) Worked at home: 411 (6%)

6.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,578 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.59%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.61% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($24,520 average AGI)
1.98% relocated from other states ($13,058 average AGI)

Floyd County:	1.98%
Virginia average:	4.24%

from Montgomery County, VA	1.39% ($36,534 average AGI)
from Pulaski County, VA	0.59% ($26,484)
from Radford city, VA	0.32% ($22,235)
from Roanoke County, VA	0.29% ($46,133)
from Roanoke city, VA	0.25% ($74,077)

6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,440 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.05%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.54% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($19,671 average AGI)
1.51% relocated to other states ($9,766 average AGI)

Floyd County:	1.51%
Virginia average:	4.13%

to Montgomery County, VA	1.67% ($27,126 average AGI)
to Roanoke County, VA	0.42% ($23,091)
to Pulaski County, VA	0.38% ($27,650)
to Carroll County, VA	0.36% ($33,474)
to Roanoke city, VA	0.31% ($19,875)
to Radford city, VA	0.21% ($23,545)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,395 (2,001 aged, 394 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 12,057 (3,433 male householders, 774 female householders)

  3,565 spouses, 3,716 children (3,347 natural, 90 adopted, 279 stepchildren), 121 grandchildren, 95 brothers or sisters, 86 parents, 88 other relatives, 179 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,762 (763 male householders (676 living alone)), 833 female householders (762 living alone)), 166 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 55 (54 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,125 2-persons, 1,000 3-persons, 728 4-persons, 249 5-persons, 43 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,438 1-person, 156 2-persons, 2 6-persons.

97.1% of residents of Floyd County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $62,615,000 ($4329 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,405,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,715,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,198,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $172,000
Federal grants: $8,807,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,026,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,698,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,199,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,509,000

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	+49 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.12 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.6

Here:	4.9
State:	4.3

65% of Floyd County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Virginia.

Floyd County:	65.4%
State average:	53.8%

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

• This state: 10268
• Northeast: 808
• Midwest: 664
• South: 1813
• West: 75

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,800

Here:	8.9%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	2.4%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	19.3%
Virginia:	20.6%

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