Gloucester 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 (20.8%), Retail trade (11.6%), Construction (11.4%), Manufacturing (10.6%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Gloucester County, Virginia:

Median resident age:	38.0 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 17,080	(49.1%)
Females: 17,700	(50.9%)

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Gloucester County:	2.6 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county:	$57,959
Virginia:	$59,562

This county:	$565
State:	$753

Gloucester County:	$227,293
Virginia:	$262,100

Detached houses: $300,400

Here:	$300,400
State:	$357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $286,175

Here:	$286,175
State:	$371,438

In 2-unit structures: $337,811

Here:	$337,811
State:	$295,743

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $161,532

Here:	$161,532
State:	$305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $193,472

Here:	$193,472
State:	$316,638

Mobile homes: $48,289

Here:	$48,289
State:	$37,843

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 23
• Burglaries: 56
• Thefts: 357
• Auto thefts: 22

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 10
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 45
• Thefts: 349
• Auto thefts: 15

This county:	7.7%
Whole state:	9.6%

This county:	2.7%
Whole state:	4.3%

Area name: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gloucester County is $706 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $811 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1118 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gloucester Point, Gloucester Courthouse.

Neighboring counties: James City County , King and Queen County , Mathews County , Middlesex County , York County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Gloucester County: Aberdeen Landing (A), Red Bank Landing (B), Allmonds Wharf (C), Johns Point Landing (D), Haywood Landing (E), Baileys Wharf Beacon (F), Capahosic Landing (G), Lone Point Light (H), Lady (I), Cash (J), Paynes Landing (K), Oliver Landing (L), Kings Landing (M), Pages Rock Light (N), Hockley Wharf (O), Whitehall Plantation (P), Miller Landing (Q), Cherry Point Landing (R), Clay Bank Landing (S), Coke (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: White Marsh Shopping Center (1), Town and Country Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Gloucester County include: Abingdon Church (A), Providence Church (B), Antioch Church (C), Rising Valley Church (D), Gloucester Church (E), Grace Bible Church (F), Beach Grove Church (G), Saint Pauls Church (H), Salem Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Providence Cemetery (1), Pole Bridge Cemetery (2), Abingdon Cemetery (3), Old Groves Memorial Cemetery (4), Old Bellamy Cemetery (5), Oak Grove Cemetery (6), Sinclair Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Stubbs Pond (A), Cypress Shores Lake (B), Burke Pond (C), Robins Pond (D), Leigh Pond (E), Woodberry Farm Pond (F), Cow Creek Pond (G), South Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Poplar Creek (A), Poplar Spring Branch (B), Poropotank River (C), Jones Creek (D), Purtan Creek (E), Harper Creek (F), John West Creek (G), Goat Point Creek (H), Gallaman Swamp (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Ark Post Office (A), Bellamy Post Office (B), Severn Post Office (C), Naxera Post Office (D), Maryus Post Office (E), Achilles Post Office (F), White Marsh Post Office (G), Glass Post Office (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.4%
Virginia:	7.0%

Current college students: 1,627
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 653 (55% naturalized citizens)

Gloucester County:	1.9%
Whole state:	8.1%

Mean travel time to work: 33.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,997
• One, attached: 228
• Two: 281
• 3 or 4: 274
• 5 to 9: 307
• 10 to 19: 103
• 20 or more: 111
• Mobile homes: 2,193

Housing units in Gloucester County with a mortgage: 6,230 (851 second mortgage, 774 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,990

Here:	75.8% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Gloucester County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Virginia state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/25/1975, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Gloucester County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 95% 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 78.1 miles away from Gloucester 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 89.9 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 81.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,440 (79%) Carpooled: 2,376 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 150 (1%) Subway or elevated: 8 (0%) Motorcycle: 37 (0%) Bicycle: 50 (0%) Walked: 187 (1%) Other means: 114 (1%) Worked at home: 590 (3%)

7.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,879 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.64%
Virginia average:	11.06%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,267 average AGI)

Gloucester County:	0.15%
Virginia average:	0.41%

5.32% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($37,298 average AGI)
2.18% relocated from other states ($11,314 average AGI)

Gloucester County:	2.18%
Virginia average:	4.24%

from Newport News city, VA	1.52% ($39,033 average AGI)
from York County, VA	0.91% ($99,701)
from Hampton city, VA	0.49% ($56,588)
from Mathews County, VA	0.40% ($37,945)
from James City County, VA	0.25% ($72,686)
from Middlesex County, VA	0.24% ($28,061)
from Virginia Beach city, VA	0.19% ($42,000)

7.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,274 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.02%
Virginia average:	10.78%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($673 average AGI)

Gloucester County:	0.11%
Virginia average:	0.22%

4.56% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($23,507 average AGI)
2.36% relocated to other states ($13,095 average AGI)

Gloucester County:	2.36%
Virginia average:	4.13%

to Newport News city, VA	1.28% ($32,328 average AGI)
to York County, VA	0.53% ($40,712)
to Mathews County, VA	0.38% ($33,635)
to Hampton city, VA	0.37% ($27,961)
to Middlesex County, VA	0.31% ($24,070)
to James City County, VA	0.20% ($57,321)
to Norfolk city, VA	0.13% ($42,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,939 (4,187 aged, 752 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 30,465 (7,984 male householders, 1,919 female householders)

  8,253 spouses, 10,487 children (9,665 natural, 305 adopted, 517 stepchildren), 529 grandchildren, 157 brothers or sisters, 198 parents, 346 other relatives, 592 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,975 (1,527 male householders (1,180 living alone)), 1,703 female householders (1,484 living alone)), 745 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 340 (269 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,220 2-persons, 2,450 3-persons, 2,003 4-persons, 843 5-persons, 320 6-persons, 67 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,664 1-person, 476 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

95.4% of residents of Gloucester County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $205,606,000 ($5518 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $25,911,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $120,703,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $30,624,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $22,885,000
Federal grants: $21,802,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,255,000 ($1,611,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,337,000 ($386,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $8,134,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $47,349,000
Federal Government insurance: $194,114,000

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

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	+66 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.16 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.6

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

60% of Gloucester County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Virginia.

Gloucester County:	60.4%
State average:	53.8%

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

• This state: 20961
• Northeast: 3892
• Midwest: 2001
• South: 5521
• West: 1201

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $100,900

Here:	6.4%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	4.2%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	13.1%
Virginia:	20.6%

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