Greensville County, Virginia (VA)

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County population in July 2007: 11,912 (36% urban, 64% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,641
Renter-occupied apartments: 734

% of renters here:	22%
State:	32%

Land area: 295 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 40 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in Greensville County: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (19.8%), Educational,health and social services (17.2%), Retail trade (10.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 20%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Greensville County, Virginia:

Black (59.7%)
White Non-Hispanic (38.6%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 7,130	(61.7%)
Females: 4,430	(38.3%)

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Total labor force in 2004: 4,113
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.9%

Average household size:

Greensville County:	2.5 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,836 ($32,002 in 1999)

This county:	$40,836
Virginia:	$59,562

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $392 (lower quartile is $283, upper quartile is $505)

This county:	$392
State:	$753

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $132,804 (it was $63,500 in 2000)

Greensville County:	$132,804
Virginia:	$262,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,544 - $215,076

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $184,045
Here: $184,045
State: $357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $111,115
Here: $111,115
State: $371,438

Mobile homes: $34,130
Here: $34,130
State: $37,843

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,327
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $222

Institutionalized population: 3,027

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 4
Assaults: 30
Burglaries: 58
Thefts: 229
Auto thefts: 11

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2004 Presidential Election results in Greensville County Virginia:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 59.0%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 40.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $385 (0.6%)

Greensville County household income distribution in 2007

Greensville County home values distribution

Greensville County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	14.7%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	5.2%
Whole state:	4.3%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Greensville County is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $500 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $604 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jarratt.

Neighboring counties: Brunswick County , Dinwiddie County , Northampton County, North Carolina , Southampton County , Sussex County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Greensville County: Greensville Correctional Center (A), Greensville County Industrial Park (B), Cattail Creek Campground (C), Squires Hill Farm (D), Parhams Farm (E), Wes-Vue Farm (F), Hill Top Farm (G), Millview Farm (H), Southern Grove Farms (I), Creek View Farm (J), Doodlum Hunt Club (K), Elm Grove Farm (L), Emporia Country Club (M), Jackson-Field Episcopal Home (N), Orion Vue Farm (O), Gilahi Farm (P), Goose Berry Farm (Q), Greensville Community Center (R), Falling Run Waste Water Treatment Plant (S), Three Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Greensville County include: Church of God (A), Aberdour Church (B), Claresville Church (C), Purdy Baptist Church (D), Antioch Church (E), Rising Sun Holiness Church (F), Rocky Mount Church (G), Round Hill Church (H), Saint Andrews Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Jones Cemetery (1), Greensville Memorial Cemetery (2), Bowen Cemetery (3), Grigg Family Cemetery (4), Harrison Cemetery (5), Zion Cemetery (6), Wyche Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Black Pool (A), Doyles Pond (B), Doyle Lake (C), Mitchells Pond (D), Garners Millpond (E), Bryants Millpond (F), Smith Pond (G), Bailys Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Maclins Creek (A), Moores Swamp (B), Quarrel Creek (C), Rattlesnake Creek (D), Reedy Branch (E), Greensville Creek (F), Rocky Run (G), Fountains Creek (H), Falling Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	4.5%
Virginia:	3.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 445
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 62.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 31 (61% naturalized citizens)

Greensville County:	0.3%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 6 1990 to 1994: 6 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 6 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 7

Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.4%

Greensville County marital status for males

Greensville County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,734
One, attached: 6
Two: 11
3 or 4: 14
5 to 9: 9
10 to 19: 23
Mobile homes: 968

Housing units in Greensville County with a mortgage: 907 (147 second mortgage, 67 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 698

Here:	56.5% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Religon statistics

Total adherents: 2,257
Total congregations: 17

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	985 (43.6%)	668 (29.6%)	212 (9.4%)	193 (8.6%)	199 (8.8%)
Congregations	4 (23.5%)	6 (35.3%)	2 (11.8%)	3 (17.6%)	2 (11.8%)

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

Agriculture in Greensville County
Average size of farms: 376 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $49223
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $241.22
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 9.72%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $70876
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 49.06%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.53%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $91069
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.38%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.47
Corn for grain: 515 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 568 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 8326 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 6225 harvested acres
Vegetables: 53 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 7 acres

Greensville County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Virginia state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/28/2002, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused $750,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (13%)
Public administration (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Wood products (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Food (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Educational services (11%)
Public administration (10%)
Food (6%)
Textile mills and textile products (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (39%)
Hungary (23%)
Lebanon (19%)
Jamaica (19%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Greensville County (%):

United States or American (23%)
English (8%)
German (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Irish (1%)
African (1%)
Slovak (0%)

Greensville County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,048 (81%)
Carpooled: 536 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 23 (1%)
Taxi: 11 (0%)
Walked: 12 (0%)
Other means: 21 (1%)
Worked at home: 107 (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

3027 people in state prisons
48 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,377.

5.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,945 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.97%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.94% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($17,445 average AGI)
2.03% relocated from other states ($11,500 average AGI)
Greensville County: 2.03%
Virginia average: 4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

from Emporia city, VA	0.85% ($20,462 average AGI)
from Brunswick County, VA	0.43% ($19,000)
from Halifax County, NC	0.39% ($31,000)
from Chesterfield County, VA	0.39% ($43,500)
from Sussex County, VA	0.39% ($19,333)

6.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,226 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.37%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.18% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($18,410 average AGI)
2.19% relocated to other states ($9,815 average AGI)
Greensville County: 2.19%
Virginia average: 4.13%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

to Emporia city, VA	0.72% ($36,636 average AGI)
to Brunswick County, VA	0.59% ($23,722)
to Sussex County, VA	0.36% ($24,273)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Births per 1000 population in Greensville County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Greensville County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Greensville County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 844 (688 aged, 156 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1145.380
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 829.730

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 18.04

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,500

In family households: 7,420 (1,656 male householders, 748 female householders)
1,758 spouses, 2,367 children (2,178 natural, 65 adopted, 124 stepchildren), 435 grandchildren, 56 brothers or sisters, 45 parents, 169 other relatives, 186 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,080 (379 male householders (332 living alone)), 594 female householders (533 living alone)), 107 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,060 (3,038 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,051 2-persons, 667 3-persons, 392 4-persons, 190 5-persons, 40 6-persons, 64 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 865 1-person, 105 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

99.0% of residents of Greensville County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $30,234,000 ($2630 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $377,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $12,383,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,441,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,429,000
Federal grants: $8,781,000
Federal procurement contracts: $74,000 ($41,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $126,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $301,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,956,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,806,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 634

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 485

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +5

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -604

Here:	-54 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Greensville 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:	5.6
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.2
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 112
1995 to 1998: 238
1990 to 1994: 232
1980 to 1989: 682
1970 to 1979: 853
1960 to 1969: 552
1950 to 1959: 531
1940 to 1949: 200
1939 or earlier: 365

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Greensville County, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 31 4 rooms: 352 5 rooms: 868 6 rooms: 667 7 rooms: 352 8 rooms: 255 9+ rooms: 101

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greensville County, Virginia:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 49 4 rooms: 140 5 rooms: 253 6 rooms: 184 7 rooms: 64 8 rooms: 10 9+ rooms: 22

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Greensville County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 56 2 bedrooms: 599 3 bedrooms: 1,642 4 bedrooms: 280 5+ bedrooms: 64

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greensville County:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 42 2 bedrooms: 260 3 bedrooms: 364 4 bedrooms: 33 5+ bedrooms: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Greensville County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 168 1 vehicle: 714 2 vehicles: 1,009 3 vehicles: 488 4 vehicles: 169 5+ vehicles: 93

Cars and other vehicles available in Greensville County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 118 1 vehicle: 282 2 vehicles: 201 3 vehicles: 85 4 vehicles: 35 5+ vehicles: 13

64% of Greensville County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Virginia.

Greensville County:	63.6%
State average:	53.8%

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

This state: 7723
Northeast: 453
Midwest: 43
South: 3124
West: 154

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,500

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 houses and condos:
	Electricity (40.1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32.2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22.0%) Wood (5.2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36.8%) Electricity (28.1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25.6%) Wood (7.9%) Utility gas (0.8%) No fuel used (0.8%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 69

Here:	6.5%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 254

Here:	28.8%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16

Here:	9.1%
Virginia:	20.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Greensville County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,489,000
Charges - Solid Waste Management: $943,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $272,000

All Other: $17,000
Construction - General: $1,468,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $380,000

Solid Waste Management: $121,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $19,003,000
Welfare - Other: $2,801,000

Police Protection: $1,838,000

Solid Waste Management: $870,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $773,000

Financial Administration: $765,000

General Public Buildings: $583,000

Central Staff Services: $531,000

Corrections - Other: $369,000

Housing & Community Development: $367,000

General - Other: $254,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $171,000

Parks & Recreation: $146,000

Fire Protection: $146,000

Health Services - Other: $105,000

Libraries: $102,000

Natural Resources - Other: $57,000

Regular Highways: $16,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,317,000
Housing & Community Development: $235,000

All Other: $86,000

Education: $51,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,313,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $67,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $26,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $324,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $6,349,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $15,793,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $14,706,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,012,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,337,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,087,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,809,000
Interest Earnings: $662,000

Rents: $140,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $966,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,694,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $1,612,000
End of Fiscal Year: $1,612,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,012,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $14,532,000
All Other: $3,254,000

General Support: $1,381,000

Public Welfare: $998,000
Tax - Property: $4,209,000
Public Utilities: $478,000

NEC: $350,000

Total General Sales: $240,000

Motor Vehicle License: $161,000

Other Selective Sales: $45,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $12,486,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Greensville County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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