County population in 2016: 22,247 (3% urban, 97% rural); it was 16,863 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 5,011 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,012 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,338 Renter-occupied apartments: 975 (it was 820 in 2000)
% of renters here:
13%
State:
33%
Land area: 284 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 78 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Goochland County: 87.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (20.2%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (17.9%), Construction (12.9%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,787 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,858 (0.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 4.8%
Goochland County:
4.8%
Virginia:
11.0%
(3.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 10.8% for Black residents, 5.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 38.9% for American Indian residents, 20.3% for other race residents, 0.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 48.2 years old
(Males: 47.1 years old, Females: 49.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 49.3 years old, Black residents: 48.4 years old, American Indian residents: 68.8 years old, Asian residents: 52.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 34.2 years old, Other race residents: 12.2 years old)
Area name: Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Goochland County is $678 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $757 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1010 a month.
Current college students: 587 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 37.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 803 (78.0% naturalized citizens)
Goochland County:
3.6%
Whole state:
12.3%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
272010 or later
1402000 to 2009
1911990 to 1999
431980 to 1989
841970 to 1979
91Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 28.0%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 8,230
One, attached: 137
Two: 20
3 or 4: 10
5 to 9: 28
10 to 19: 29
20 to 49: 41
50 or more: 12
Mobile homes: 467
Housing units in Goochland County with a mortgage: 4,614 (101 second mortgage, 662 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,447
Here:
66.7% with mortgage
State:
69.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Goochland County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
5,014
21
Mainline Protestant
4,880
11
Other
3,441
2
Catholic
971
2
None
7,411
-
Goochland 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: 2
Goochland County:
0.97 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:
1.46 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
1.43 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
Goochland County:
5.35 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 16
This county:
7.78 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Goochland County:
9.1%
Virginia:
9.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Goochland County:
26.7%
State:
26.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
21.5%
State:
18.6%
Agriculture in Goochland County:
Average size of farms: 166 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $18,254 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $95.60 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 74.18% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $23,022 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.68% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.66% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $41,842 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.94% Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.24 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 7.66% Corn for grain: 1883 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 1667 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 1512 harvested acres Land in orchards: 64 acres
Earthquake activity:
Goochland County-area historical earthquake activity is near Virginia state average. It is 85% 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 8.1 miles away from Goochland 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 11.8 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 4.1 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 294.7 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 35.2 miles away from Goochland County center On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 206.8 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 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 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
Virginia Ice Storm, Severe Storm, Flooding, Incident Period: February 08, 1994 to February 12, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1014: March 10, 1994, FEMA Id: 1014, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Storm, Flood
Virginia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 14, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3112: March 25, 1993, FEMA Id: 3112, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Goochland County (15) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 4, Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Droughts: 2, Ice Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Earthquake: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Transportation occupations (8%)
Computer and mathematical occupations (6%)
Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
Management occupations (13%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
Canada (10%)
Germany (9%)
England (8%)
Mexico (8%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Korea (6%)
Russia (6%)
American (13%)
English (12%)
Irish (8%)
German (6%)
Italian (3%)
European (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 11,820 (86.8%)
Carpooled: 918 (6.7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 28 (0.2%)
Railroad: 36 (0.3%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 119 (0.9%)
Walked: 72 (0.5%)
Worked at home: 613 (4.5%)
People in group quarters in Goochland County, Virginia in 2000:
1,074 people in state prisons
98 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
80 people in nursing homes
73 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
45 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
18 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Goochland County, Virginia in 2010:
1,276 people in state prisons
55 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
54 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
20 people in other noninstitutional facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $117,923.
6.92% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($94,743 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.92%
Virginia average:
9.34%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.67% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($74,316 average AGI)
1.25% relocated from other states ($20,427 average AGI)
Goochland County:
1.25%
Virginia average:
3.74%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.55% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($60,284 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.55%
Virginia average:
9.20%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.06% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($38,549 average AGI)
1.49% relocated to other states ($21,735 average AGI)
Goochland County:
1.49%
Virginia average:
3.60%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,203 (2,800 aged, 403 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 448 (10%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Goochland County, Virginia in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (188)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (130)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (120)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (99)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (71)
Congestive heart failure (70)
Septicaemia, unspecified (63)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 971 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 671 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 28 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 26
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10
Household type by relationship:
Households: 22,247
In family households: 18,718 (3,548 male householders, 2,739 female householders)
5,526 spouses, 5,158 children (4,619 natural, 173 adopted, 376 stepchildren), 786 grandchildren, 256 brothers or sisters, 180 parents, 398 other relatives, 100 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,246 (893 male householders (767 living alone)), 1,037 female householders (949 living alone)), 310 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,232
Size of family households: 3,323 2-persons, 1,257 3-persons, 943 4-persons, 460 5-persons, 245 6-persons, 73 7-or-more-persons.
2,850 married couples with children.
456 single-parent households (158 men, 298 women).
94.9% of residents of Goochland speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $69,223,000 ($3,691 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $1,563,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $36,379,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,575,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $595,000 Federal grants: $12,375,000 Federal procurement contracts: $687,000 ($198,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,613,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $178,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,782,000 Federal Government insurance: $5,201,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,001
Here:
52 per 1000 residents
State:
70 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 795
Here:
41 per 1000 residents
State:
40 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +67
Here:
+3 per 1000 residents
State:
+18 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +2,261
Here:
+117 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.04 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
7.5
State:
7.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.5
State:
4.5
Year house built in Goochland County, Virginia
1832014 or later
2922010 to 2013
2,4632000 to 2009
2,0491990 to 1999
1,6181980 to 1989
1,0151970 to 1979
4281960 to 1969
4201950 to 1959
781940 to 1949
5311939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Goochland County, Virginia
Cars and other vehicles available in Goochland County in owner-occupied houses/condos
141no vehicle
8911 vehicle
2,9312 vehicles
1,8103 vehicles
8374 vehicles
4585+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Goochland County in renter-occupied apartments
15no vehicle
4641 vehicle
3962 vehicles
2383 vehicles
624 vehicles
05+ vehicles
89.6% of Goochland County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Virginia.
Goochland County:
89.6%
State average:
84.3%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 14,040
Other state: 7,119
Northeast: 2,537
Midwest: 1,093
South: 2,827
West: 655
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