County population in 2016: 26,364 (37% urban, 63% rural); it was 20,047 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 5,929 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,083 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,300 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,437 (it was 1,087 in 2000)
% of renters here:
15%
State:
33%
Land area: 287 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 92 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Fluvanna County: 88.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (35.0%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (16.3%), Educational, health and social services (14.3%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,594 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,776 (0.7%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 6.7%
Fluvanna County:
6.7%
Virginia:
11.0%
(4.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 17.5% for Black residents, 5.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 20.6% for other race residents, 22.1% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 43.1 years old
(Males: 41.1 years old, Females: 43.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.8 years old, Black residents: 43.7 years old, American Indian residents: 56.8 years old, Asian residents: 57.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.8 years old, Other race residents: 10.9 years old)
Area name: Charlottesville, VA MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fluvanna 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.
Current college students: 827 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.9% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 774 (50.4% naturalized citizens)
Fluvanna County:
2.9%
Whole state:
12.3%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 19
2000 to 2009: 178
1990 to 1999: 172
1980 to 1989: 124
1970 to 1979: 98
Before 1970: 136
Note: State values scaled to Fluvanna County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 27.9%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 9,695
One, attached: 157
Two: 102
3 or 4: 48
5 to 9: 71
Mobile homes: 707
Housing units in Fluvanna County with a mortgage: 5,390 (358 second mortgage, 611 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,432
Here:
71.4% with mortgage
State:
69.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Fluvanna County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
3,153
11
Mainline Protestant
1,412
12
Catholic
1,070
1
Other
7
1
Orthodox
3
1
None
20,046
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Fluvanna County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
Fluvanna County:
1.98 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
Fluvanna County:
2.77 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 11
This county:
4.36 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Fluvanna County:
10.3%
Virginia:
9.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Fluvanna County:
28.5%
State:
26.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
14.8%
State:
18.6%
Agriculture in Fluvanna County:
Average size of farms: 184 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $12,606 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $66.86 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.68% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 78.29% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $16,122 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.21% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.42% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $44,052 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.12% Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.18 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.09% Corn for grain: 1040 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 445 harvested acres Vegetables: 35 harvested acres Land in orchards: 22 acres
Earthquake activity:
Fluvanna County-area historical earthquake activity is near Virginia state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 28.8 miles away from Fluvanna County center On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 14.3 miles away from the county center On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 274.6 miles away from the county center On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 22.3 miles away from the county center On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi) earthquake occurred 33.6 miles away from Fluvanna County center On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 308.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 01, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3359: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3359, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 01, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4072: July 27, 2012, FEMA Id: 4072, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
Virginia Earthquake, Incident Period: August 23, 2011 to October 25, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4042: November 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 4042, Natural disaster type: Earthquake
Virginia Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1905: April 27, 2010, FEMA Id: 1905, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
Virginia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3240: September 12, 2005, FEMA Id: 3240, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to October 01, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1491: September 18, 2003, FEMA Id: 1491, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 25, 2000 to January 30, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1318: February 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1318, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Virginia Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 05, 1996 to September 23, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1135: September 06, 1996, FEMA Id: 1135, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1086: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1086, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
Virginia Ice Storm, Winter Storm, Severe Storm, Incident Period: March 01, 1994 to March 05, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1021: April 11, 1994, FEMA Id: 1021, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Winter Storm, Storm
7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Fluvanna County (17) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 6, Floods: 4, Hurricanes: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Ice Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Earthquake: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
Transportation occupations (8%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (11%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Management occupations (9%)
Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (15%)
El Salvador (12%)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (7%)
Philippines (7%)
Germany (6%)
Panama (6%)
Other Eastern Europe (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fluvanna County (%):
American (15%)
English (10%)
German (8%)
Irish (7%)
Italian (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Polish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,974 (67.2%)
Carpooled: 596 (13.5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0.2%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 23 (0.5%)
Walked: 177 (4.0%)
Worked at home: 693 (15.7%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Fluvanna County, Virginia in 2000:
870 people in state prisons
59 people in nursing homes
2 people in homes for the physically handicapped
People in group quarters in Fluvanna County, Virginia in 2010:
1,218 people in state prisons
50 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
4 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $59,719.
7.59% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($48,674 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.59%
Virginia average:
9.34%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.26% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($31,074 average AGI)
2.33% relocated from other states ($17,599 average AGI)
Fluvanna County:
2.33%
Virginia average:
3.74%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.12% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($44,209 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.12%
Virginia average:
9.20%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.15% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($29,002 average AGI)
1.97% relocated to other states ($15,209 average AGI)
Fluvanna County:
1.97%
Virginia average:
3.60%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Fluvanna County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,927 (3,450 aged, 477 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 771 (13%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Fluvanna County, Virginia in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (200)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (138)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (137)
Unspecified dementia (107)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (87)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,353 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 485 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 5 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 20
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 16
Household type by relationship:
Households: 26,364
In family households: 22,068 (3,276 male householders, 4,043 female householders)
6,031 spouses, 6,945 children (6,397 natural, 150 adopted, 406 stepchildren), 519 grandchildren, 166 brothers or sisters, 282 parents, 373 other relatives, 424 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,096 (1,098 male householders (927 living alone)), 1,499 female householders (1,179 living alone)), 492 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,156
Size of family households: 3,971 2-persons, 1,228 3-persons, 1,354 4-persons, 408 5-persons, 221 6-persons, 132 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,106 1-person, 474 2-persons, 16 3-persons.
3,651 married couples with children.
1,080 single-parent households (550 men, 530 women).
95.7% of residents of Fluvanna speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 41% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $95,370,000 ($4,034 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $8,557,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $63,319,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,981,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $217,000 Federal grants: $11,470,000 Federal procurement contracts: $750,000 ($19,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,633,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $752,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $23,596,000 Federal Government insurance: $3,801,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,490
Here:
60 per 1000 residents
State:
70 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 821
Here:
33 per 1000 residents
State:
40 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +33
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+18 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +4,036
Here:
+163 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Fluvanna County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.67 millions of gallons per day (30% from ground, 70% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.5
State:
7.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.8
State:
4.5
Year house built
2014 or later: 110
2010 to 2013: 473
2000 to 2009: 3,004
1990 to 1999: 3,022
1980 to 1989: 1,541
1970 to 1979: 1,122
1960 to 1969: 508
1950 to 1959: 293
1940 to 1949: 291
1939 or earlier: 487
Note: State values scaled to Fluvanna population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Fluvanna County, Virginia
Note: State values scaled to Fluvanna County population
no vehicle: 160
1 vehicle: 1,472
2 vehicles: 3,205
3 vehicles: 1,988
4 vehicles: 649
5+ vehicles: 351
no vehicle: 74
1 vehicle: 723
2 vehicles: 933
3 vehicles: 246
4 vehicles: 95
5+ vehicles: 10
89% of Fluvanna County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Virginia.
Fluvanna County:
88.6%
State average:
84.3%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 15,260
Other state: 9,916
Northeast: 3,938
Midwest: 1,701
South: 3,634
West: 621
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