Goochland County, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	13%
State:	32%

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	9.6%

This county:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.3%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (15.9%), Retail trade (11.6%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (11.3%), Construction (11.1%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.8%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Goochland County, Virginia:

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

Males: 8,494	(50.4%)
Females: 8,369	(49.6%)

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Goochland County:	2.5 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county	$65,430
Virginia:	$54,240

Goochland County	$267,698
Virginia:	$212,300

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 41
• Burglaries: 43
• Thefts: 122
• Auto thefts: 25

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.

Neighboring counties: Chesterfield County , Cumberland County , Fluvanna County , Hanover County , Henrico County , Louisa County , Powhatan County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Goochland County: Richmond Country Club (A), R E Lee Boy Scout Camps (B), Hermitage Country Club (C), Virginia Correctional Center for Women (D), Vinita Estate (E), State Farm (F), Oak Hill Country Club (G), Tuckahoe Estate (H), Oilville Business Park (I), Deep Run Hunt Club (J), Dogtown (K), Island (L), Few Acres Farm (M), James River Correctional Center (N), James River Farms (O), Rock Castle (P), Gammons Store (Q), Goochland Industrial Park (R), Goochland County Courthouse (S), Bolling Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Broadview Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Goochland County include: Pleasant Grove Church (A), Antioch Church (B), Rising Mount Zion Church (C), Saint James Church (D), Bagland Memorial Church (E), Saint John Vianneys Seminary (F), Goochland Church (G), Corinth Church (H), Cornerstone Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Payne Cemetery (1), Greenwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery (2), Saint Marys Cemetery (3), Saint James Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Richmonds Pond (A), Lake Fullstream (B), Pruitts Pond (C), Horseshoe Pond (D), Dover Lake (E), Harris Pond (F), Licking Hole Farm Pond (G), Carter and Harrell Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Lickinghole Creek (A), Johnson Creek (B), Ransome Creek (C), Harding Branch (D), Readers Branch (E), Redeye Creek (F), Old Miss Branch (G), Genito Creek (H), Gammons Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Goochland Post Office (A), Crozier Post Office (B), Manakin Sabot Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.3%
Virginia:	2.8%

Current college students: 587
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 331 (49% naturalized citizens)

Goochland County:	2.0%
Whole state:	8.1%

Mean travel time to work: 32.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 28.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,977
• One, attached: 32
• Two: 32
• 3 or 4: 40
• 10 to 19: 7
• Mobile homes: 467

Housing units in Goochland County with a mortgage: 2,932 (256 second mortgage, 391 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,080

Goochland County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Virginia state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/8/1962, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 2 people

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,898 (83%) Carpooled: 889 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 17 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 81 (1%) Other means: 92 (1%) Worked at home: 317 (4%)

10.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($117,542 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.70%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.81% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($96,547 average AGI)
1.90% relocated from other states ($20,995 average AGI)

Goochland County:	1.90%
Virginia average:	4.24%

from Henrico County, VA	4.68% ($124,214 average AGI)
from Richmond city, VA	0.77% ($251,473)
from Chesterfield County, VA	0.72% ($120,596)
from Hanover County, VA	0.40% ($58,966)
from Louisa County, VA	0.36% ($44,346)
from Powhatan County, VA	0.21% ($38,600)
from Fairfax County, VA	0.20% ($96,500)

7.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($75,457 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.28%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.80% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($48,839 average AGI)
1.48% relocated to other states ($26,618 average AGI)

Goochland County:	1.48%
Virginia average:	4.13%

to Henrico County, VA	2.53% ($69,783 average AGI)
to Richmond city, VA	0.72% ($40,840)
to Chesterfield County, VA	0.49% ($60,559)
to Louisa County, VA	0.36% ($40,280)
to Hanover County, VA	0.35% ($62,000)
to Powhatan County, VA	0.14% ($57,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,151 (1,887 aged, 264 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,794 (3,915 male householders, 834 female householders)

  3,976 spouses, 4,132 children (3,861 natural, 74 adopted, 197 stepchildren), 320 grandchildren, 96 brothers or sisters, 100 parents, 291 other relatives, 130 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,666 (776 male householders (615 living alone)), 653 female householders (598 living alone)), 237 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,403 (1,312 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,301 2-persons, 1,098 3-persons, 892 4-persons, 311 5-persons, 124 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,213 1-person, 193 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

96.5% of residents of Goochland County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 54% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (35% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $69,223,000 ($3691 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

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	41 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	6.9
State:	6.6

Here:	5.2
State:	4.3

62% of Goochland County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Virginia.

Goochland County:	62.0%
State average:	53.8%

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

• This state: 11616
• Northeast: 1657
• Midwest: 588
• South: 2407
• West: 213

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $175,000

Here:	25.9%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	28.8%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	29.7%
Virginia:	20.6%