County population in 2014: 19,031 (49% urban, 51% rural); it was 15,244 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,957 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,493 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,543 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,330 (it was 1,031 in 2000)
% of renters here:
18%
State:
33%
Land area: 157 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 122 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Greene County: 88.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Construction (32.1%), Educational, health and social services (12.7%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.5%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.0%).
Estimated median household income in 2013: $58,205 ($45,931 in 1999)
This county:
$58205
Virginia:
$62666
Median contract rent in 2013 for apartments: $754 (lower quartile is $534, upper quartile is $1,147)
This county:
$754
State:
$922
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $232,354 (it was $108,200 in 2000)
Greene:
$232,354
Virginia:
$239,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $164,259 - $328,833 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,436 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $336
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $1,419 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $1,260 (0.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 12.0%
(6.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 27.3% for Black residents, 68.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 45.1% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 12.5%
Greene County:
12.5%
Virginia:
11.7%
(7.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 29.3% for Black residents, 64.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 109.4% for other race residents, 41.7% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2013: 40 years old
(Males: 39 years old, Females: 41 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42 years old, Black residents: 39 years old, Asian residents: 47 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22 years old, Other race residents: 18 years old)
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.
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)
Greene County:
1.6%
Whole state:
8.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 38
1990 to 1994: 25
1985 to 1989: 92
1980 to 1984: 26
1975 to 1979: 17
1970 to 1974: 25
1970 to 1974: 16
1965 to 1969: 11
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
Here:
0.0% with mortgage
State:
75.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Greene County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
2,197
16
Mainline Protestant
1,111
8
Catholic
239
1
Other
5
1
None
14,851
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Greene 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: 3
Greene County:
1.68 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
0.56 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
1.43 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
Greene County:
3.93 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 9
This county:
5.05 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Greene County:
8.4%
Virginia:
9.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Greene County:
27.4%
State:
26.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
5.9%
State:
18.6%
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
Earthquake activity:
Greene County-area historical earthquake activity is near Virginia state average. It is 84% 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 Greene 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 244.0 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 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 298.0 miles away from the 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 191.5 miles away from Greene County center On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 270.0 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:
VirginiaSevere 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
VirginiaSevere 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
VirginiaHurricane 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
VirginiaHurricane 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
VirginiaWinter 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
VirginiaHurricane 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
VirginiaSevere 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
VirginiaBlizzard, 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
VirginiaSevere 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
VirginiaIce 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: 5, Storms: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Management occupations (11%)
Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Computer and mathematical occupations (7%)
Transportation occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (24%)
Management occupations (14%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (24%)
Germany (17%)
Korea (14%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Taiwan (6%)
Canada (5%)
France (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Greene County (%):
United States or American (35%)
German (14%)
English (11%)
Irish (7%)
Italian (4%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Scottish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 6,243 (79%)
Carpooled: 1,232 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 21 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 11 (0%)
Railroad: 6 (0%)
Taxi: 5 (0%)
Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 96 (1%)
Other means: 49 (1%)
Worked at home: 252 (3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Greene County, Virginia in 2000:
102 people in nursing homes
27 people in other workers' dormitories
18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
128 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
9 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centersAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $55,445.
8.08% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($62,449 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.08%
Virginia average:
9.34%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.98% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($43,877 average AGI)
2.10% relocated from other states ($18,572 average AGI)
Greene County:
2.10%
Virginia average:
3.74%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.66% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,516 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.66%
Virginia average:
9.20%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.95% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($29,888 average AGI)
1.71% relocated to other states ($9,628 average AGI)
Greene County:
1.71%
Virginia average:
3.60%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Greene County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,222 (1,850 aged, 372 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 723 (15%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Greene County, Virginia in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (133)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (76)
Congestive heart failure (54)
Pneumonia, unspecified (53)
Septicaemia, unspecified (41)
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.
3,034 married couples with children.
794 single-parent households (250 men, 544 women).
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
Here:
75 per 1000 residents
State:
70 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 598
Here:
34 per 1000 residents
State:
40 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +37
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+18 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +1,467
Here:
+84 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Greene County
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:
Here:
6.0
State:
6.6
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.3
Year house built
2005 or later: 259
2000 to 2004: 1,548
1990 to 1999: 2,497
1980 to 1989: 1,062
1970 to 1979: 1,288
1960 to 1969: 480
1950 to 1959: 210
1940 to 1949: 62
1939 or earlier: 488
Rooms in houses/apartments in Greene County, Virginia
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.
Greene County:
57.2%
State average:
53.8%
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%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Greene County
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