Giles County, Virginia (VA)

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County population in 2005: 17,098 (17% urban, 83% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,526
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,468

% of renters here:	21%
State:	32%

Land area: 357 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 48 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.5%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.3%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (27.7%), Educational,health and social services (23.6%), Retail trade (11.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 72%
Government: 22%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Giles County, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
Black (1.6%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

Median resident age:	40.2 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 8,141	(48.9%)
Females: 8,516	(51.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $29,964
County population in 2003: 16,953
Jobs in 2003: 5,293

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Total labor force in 2004: 8,113
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.9%

Average household size:

Giles County:	2.4 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,586 ($34,927 in 2000)

This county	$40,586
Virginia:	$54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $123,663

Giles County	$123,663
Virginia:	$212,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $375
Institutionalized population: 59
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Giles County in 2000: $684

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 6
Robberies: 6
Assaults: 11
Burglaries: 36
Thefts: 132
Auto thefts: 15

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 26
Burglaries: 3
Thefts: 17
Auto thefts: 0

Giles County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Giles County Virginia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 57.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 40.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $491 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Giles County is $408 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $616 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pearisburg, Narrows, Pembroke, Rich Creek, Glen Lyn.

Neighboring counties: Bland County , Craig County , Mercer County, West Virginia , Monroe County, West Virginia , Summers County, West Virginia , Montgomery County , Pulaski County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Giles County: War Spur Shelter (A), Wapitu Shelter (B), Wapiti Shelter (C), Walnut Flats Campground (D), Butt Mountain Lookout (E), Virginia Division Game and Inland Fisheries Shop (F), Bailey Gap Shelter (G), Honey Spring Patrol Cabin (H), Pine Swamp Shelter (I), Cascades Picnic Area (J), Chapel (K), White Gate (L), White Pines Horse Camp (M), Curve (N), Day (O), Dismal Peak Fire Tower (P), Interior (Q), Interior Picnic Area (R), Goodwins Ferry (S). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Giles County include: Pleasant Hill Church (A), Powell Mountain Church (B), Clover Hollow Church (C), Riverview Baptist Church (D), Bear Spring Church (E), Shady Grove Church (F), Green Valley Church (G), Sherry Memorial Christian Church (H), Spruce Run Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Leffel Cemetery (1), Reed Cemetery (2), Day Cemetery (3), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (4), Blankenship Cemetery (5), Peterstown Cemetery (6), Adair Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Mountain Lake (A), Narrows Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hemlock Branch (A), Greenbrier Branch (B), Maple Flats Branch (C), Ford Hollow Branch (D), Kimballton Branch (E), Saltpeter Branch (F), Iron Spring Branch (G), Sartain Branch (H), Dry Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Giles County include: Newport Recreation Area (1), Mountain Lake Biological Station (2), White Rock Recreation Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.7%
Virginia:	2.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 504
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 125 (54% naturalized citizens)

Giles County:	0.8%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 9
1990 to 1994: 32
1985 to 1989: 12
1980 to 1984: 6
1975 to 1979: 20
1970 to 1974: 12
1970 to 1974: 6
1965 to 1969: 28

Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 53.7%

Giles County marital status for males

Giles County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,893
One, attached: 46
Two: 124
3 or 4: 110
5 to 9: 136
10 to 19: 99
20 or more: 74
Mobile homes: 1,236
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units in Giles County with a mortgage: 2,036 (185 second mortgage, 200 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,892

Agriculture in Giles County
Average size of farms: 168 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $13123
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $119.15
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.19%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 77.99%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $10187
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.44%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $41748
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.84%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.32
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.01%
Corn for grain: 75 harvested acres
Vegetables: 2 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 205 acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Educational services (10%)
Chemicals (8%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Chemicals (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Iran (19%)
Netherlands (10%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Germany (8%)
Egypt (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Philippines (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Giles County:

United States or American (40%)
German (13%)
Irish (13%)
English (11%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Scottish (2%)
Dutch (2%)

Giles County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,769 (79%)
Carpooled: 1,229 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
Motorcycle: 17 (0%)
Walked: 55 (1%)
Other means: 37 (1%)
Worked at home: 173 (2%)

People in group quarters in Giles County, Virginia

59 people in nursing homes
24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
12 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,821.

5.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,892 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.69%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.46% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($19,820 average AGI)
2.23% relocated from other states ($17,072 average AGI)
Giles County: 2.23%
Virginia average: 4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Montgomery County, VA	1.68% ($34,757 average AGI)
from Monroe County, WV	0.39% ($28,120)
from Pulaski County, VA	0.36% ($31,478)
from Mercer County, WV	0.27% ($32,176)

4.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,230 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.43%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.82% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($20,745 average AGI)
1.61% relocated to other states ($11,486 average AGI)
Giles County: 1.61%
Virginia average: 4.13%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Montgomery County, VA	1.24% ($31,474 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, VA	0.43% ($26,259)
to Monroe County, WV	0.33% ($26,333)
to Mercer County, WV	0.18% ($24,727)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Births per 1000 population in Giles County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Giles County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Giles County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,667 (2,851 aged, 816 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship

Households: 16,561

In family households: 14,207 (3,972 male householders, 941 female householders)
3,951 spouses, 4,441 children (4,005 natural, 87 adopted, 349 stepchildren), 250 grandchildren, 130 brothers or sisters, 93 parents, 252 other relatives, 177 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,354 (877 male householders (721 living alone)), 1,200 female householders (1,142 living alone)), 277 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 96 (60 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,419 2-persons, 1,241 3-persons, 831 4-persons, 304 5-persons, 79 6-persons, 39 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,863 1-person, 181 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 2 6-persons.

2,622 married couples with children.
693 single-parent households (192 men, 501 women).

98.0% of residents of Giles County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $100,833,000 ($5935 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,688,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $55,889,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,507,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $250,000
Federal grants: $14,414,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,095,000 ($300,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,679,000 ($3,040,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $356,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,794,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,757,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,053

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,104

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +4

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

Net internal migration: +508

Here:	+30 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Giles County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.06 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 195
1995 to 1998: 371
1990 to 1994: 510
1980 to 1989: 971
1970 to 1979: 1,382
1960 to 1969: 903
1950 to 1959: 1,138
1940 to 1949: 1,120
1939 or earlier: 1,142

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Giles County, Virginia:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 31
3 rooms: 85
4 rooms: 624
5 rooms: 1,511
6 rooms: 1,424
7 rooms: 937
8 rooms: 559
9 or more rooms: 355

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Giles County, Virginia:

1 room: 15
2 rooms: 75
3 rooms: 129
4 rooms: 481
5 rooms: 328
6 rooms: 239
7 rooms: 119
8 rooms: 34
9 or more rooms: 48

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Giles County:

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 118
2 bedrooms: 1,441
3 bedrooms: 2,929
4 bedrooms: 843
5 or more bedrooms: 190

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Giles County:

no bedroom: 17
1 bedroom: 208
2 bedrooms: 695
3 bedrooms: 405
4 bedrooms: 110
5 or more bedrooms: 33

Cars and other vehicles available in Giles County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 326
1 vehicle: 1,348
2 vehicles: 2,378
3 vehicles: 1,079
4 vehicles: 287
5 or more vehicles: 108

Cars and other vehicles available in Giles County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 271
1 vehicle: 612
2 vehicles: 435
3 vehicles: 129
4 vehicles: 19
5 or more vehicles: 2

68% of Giles County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Virginia.

Giles County:	68.2%
State average:	53.8%

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

This state: 12169
Northeast: 482
Midwest: 474
South: 3194
West: 143

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $69,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (39%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
Utility gas (12%)
Wood (12%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (50%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
Utility gas (12%)
Wood (9%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
Other fuel (1%)
Solar energy (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 92

Here:	5.6%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	0.9%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 35

Here:	8.4%
Virginia:	20.6%

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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Giles County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $517,000
Parks & Recreation: $310,000

All Other: $28,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $18,000

Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $0
Construction - General: $1,214,000
Water Utilities: $357,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $248,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $17,808,000
Welfare - Other: $1,437,000

Police Protection: $1,284,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $624,000

Financial Administration: $529,000

Housing & Community Development: $509,000

Parks & Recreation: $456,000

Water Utilities: $432,000

General - Other: $372,000

Health Services - Other: $357,000

Central Staff Services: $346,000

Corrections - Other: $283,000

Fire Protection: $226,000

General Public Buildings: $202,000

Solid Waste Management: $179,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $162,000

Natural Resources - Other: $66,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $128,000
Education: $40,000

All Other: $9,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,473,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $130,000
Libraries: $40,000

Higher Education: $6,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $447,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $19,209,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,783,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $18,110,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $529,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,022,000
Water Utilities: $444,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,099,000
Other, NEC: $232,000

Water Utilities: $3,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $780,000
Interest Earnings: $287,000

Special Assessments: $203,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,796,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $202,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $12,426,000
General Support: $1,552,000

All Other: $1,509,000

Public Welfare: $941,000
Tax - Property: $7,686,000
Total General Sales: $959,000

Public Utilities: $288,000

NEC: $222,000

Motor Vehicle License: $141,000

Other Selective Sales: $29,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $15,795,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $28,000

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