Races in Greene County, Virginia:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $58,381 ($45,931 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $788 (lower quartile is $625, upper quartile is $1,050)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $219,786 (it was $108,200 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $166,425 - $284,816

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $245,359

Here:	$245,359
State:	$330,816

Townhouses or other attached units: $226,546

Here:	$226,546
State:	$310,878

In 2-unit structures: $331,572

Here:	$331,572
State:	$285,516

Mobile homes: $87,740

Here:	$87,740
State:	$37,843

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,639
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $314

Institutionalized population: 128

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 23
• Thefts: 117
• Auto thefts: 11

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 30
• Thefts: 99
• Auto thefts: 10

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,225 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,059 (0.5%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 7.4%
(7.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 1.1% for Black residents, 23.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 41.8% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 39 years old
(Males: 38 years old, Females: 40 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40 years old, Black residents: 36 years old, American Indian residents: 45 years old, Asian residents: 36 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26 years old, Other race residents: 23 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

Area name: Charlottesville, VA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Greene 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.

Cities in this county include: Stanardsville.

Greene County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Click to draw/clear Greene County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Greene County: Pocosin Cabin (A), Bacon Hollow (B), Bacon Hollow Overlook (C), Bearfence Mountain Shelter (D), Loft Mountain Overlook (E), Lewis Mountain Campground (F), Midway (G), Mission Home (H), Ivy Creek Overlook (I), Pinefield Shelter (J), South River Shelter (K), South River Overlook (L), Simmons Gap Ranger Station (M), Fernhill (N), Celt (O), Saint James Mission (P), Dunns Shop (Q), Brills Shop (R), Mountain View Greenhouse (S), Dyke Volunteer Fire Company (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Greene County include: Bethany Church (A), Bingham Church (B), Wyatt Mountain Church (C), Shiloh Church (D), Cecil Mission (E), Cedar Grove Church (F), South River Church (G), Swift Run Church (H), Temple Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Christian Cemetery (1), Dundee Cemetery (2), Fletcher Cemetery (3), McMullen Cemetery (4), Westover Cemetery (5), Temple Hill Cemetery (6), Mount Coland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Goose Pond (A), Wildwood Valley Lake (B), Green Mountain Lake (C), Lower Lake Shenandoah (D), Lake Skyline (E), Lake Shenandoah (F), Harlow Farm Pond (G), Word Farm Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: White Run (A), White Oak Spring Branch (B), Welsh Run (C), Stanardsville Run (D), South River (E), Yellow Branch (F), Roach River (G), Rippin Run (H), Quarter Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Greene County include: Rapidan Wildlife Management Area (1), South River Picnic Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Albemarle County , Madison County , Orange County , Page County , Rockingham County .

Current college students: 492
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 250 (44% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 27.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,011
• One, attached: 27
• Two: 130
• 3 or 4: 29
• 5 to 9: 56
• 10 to 19: 22
• 20 or more: 22
• Mobile homes: 676
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Greene County with a mortgage: 2,675 (263 second mortgage, 348 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 753

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 19.14%

Here		19.1%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 2,918
Total congregations: 22

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Church of the Brethren	Episcopal Church
Adherents	966 (33.1%)	661 (22.7%)	391 (13.4%)	360 (12.3%)	168 (5.8%)
Congregations	5 (22.7%)	5 (22.7%)	2 (9.1%)	4 (18.2%)	1 (4.5%)

Name	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Mennonite; Other Groups	United Church of Christ	Other
Adherents	157 (5.4%)	76 (2.6%)	71 (2.4%)	63 (2.2%)	5 (0.2%)
Congregations	1 (4.5%)	1 (4.5%)	1 (4.5%)	1 (4.5%)	1 (4.5%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Greene County - Stanardsville

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Greene County:

Average size of farms: 152 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $27,172
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $102.10
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.89%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.75%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $20,684
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.90%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $39,735
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.92%
Average age of principal farm operators: 61 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 26.59
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.20%
Corn for grain: 282 harvested acres
Vegetables: 14 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 83 acres

Tornado activity:

Greene County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 5.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 12 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/30/1959, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 9 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Greene County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above 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 57.4 miles away from the 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 42.7 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 47.9 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 63.2 miles away from Greene County center
On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 18.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Most recent natural disasters:

• Virginia Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 5, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1905): April 27, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1905, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Virginia Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 18, 2009 to December 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1874): February 16, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1874, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Virginia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3240): September 12, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3240, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Virginia Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to October 1, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1491): September 18, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-DR-1318, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Virginia Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 5, 1996 to September 23, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1135): September 6, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1135, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Virginia Severe Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to February 1, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1098): January 27, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1098, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Virginia Blizzard, Incident Period: January 6, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1086): January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1086, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
• Virginia Severe Storm, Flooding, Incident Period: June 22, 1995 to July 7, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1059): July 1, 1995, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1059, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Virginia Ice Storm, Winter Storm, Severe Storm, Incident Period: March 1, 1994 to March 5, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1021): April 11, 1994, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1021, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Winter Storm, Storm
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Greene County (16) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).




128 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
9 people in workers’ group living quarters and job corps centers

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $50,839.

9.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,389 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.83% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($29,871 average AGI)
2.57% relocated from other states ($17,517 average AGI)

Greene County:	2.57%
Virginia average:	4.24%

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

8.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,749 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.24% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($32,331 average AGI)
1.95% relocated to other states ($13,416 average AGI)

Greene County:	1.95%
Virginia average:	4.13%

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

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,831 (1,527 aged, 304 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1538.640
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 843.950
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5.74

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 45.93

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11.48

Household type by relationship:

Households: 18,266

• In family households: 16,152 (3,613 male householders, 1,459 female householders)

  4,003 spouses, 5,379 children (5,024 natural, 107 adopted, 248 stepchildren), 490 grandchildren, 141 brothers or sisters, 180 parents, 204 other relatives, 519 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,114 (793 male householders (609 living alone)), 915 female householders (753 living alone)), 406 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 137 (128 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,091 2-persons, 1,193 3-persons, 1,035 4-persons, 467 5-persons, 178 6-persons, 108 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,362 1-person, 307 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

97.1% of residents of Greene County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $53,378,000 ($3135 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,941,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,665,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,644,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $159,000
Federal grants: $7,599,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,148,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,161,000 ($76,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $897,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,201,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,637,000

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

Births: 1,299

Deaths: 598

Net international migration: +37

Net internal migration: +1,467

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

57% of Greene County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Virginia.

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

• This state: 10291
• Northeast: 1633
• Midwest: 876
• South: 1861
• West: 239

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $105,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 285

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 65

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 43

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 235
• Number of aged recipients: 32
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 203
• Number of recipients under 18: 45
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 119
• Number of recipients older than 64: 71
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 99
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 99

Most common first names in Greene County, VA among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	35	73.5 years
Mary	35	77.1 years
William	29	76.5 years
John	28	70.2 years
Robert	28	70.1 years
George	25	76.0 years
Charles	16	67.1 years
Dorothy	12	74.8 years
Helen	11	79.5 years
Thomas	11	69.9 years

Most common last names in Greene County, VA among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Shifflett	88	71.7 years
Morris	74	75.6 years
Taylor	54	75.9 years
Breeden	30	68.2 years
Roach	28	73.3 years
Conley	27	69.8 years
Lamb	27	76.4 years
Snow	25	72.0 years
Deane	22	78.1 years
Lawson	21	73.1 years

Businesses in Greene County, VA
Name	Count		Name	Count
Dairy Queen	1		Lane Furniture	1
Domino's Pizza	1		U-Haul	1

Greene County on our top lists:

• #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest federal government expenditure per capita in fiscal year 2004"

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