Halifax County, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	32%

This county:	15.7%
Whole state:	9.6%

This county:	7.5%
Whole state:	4.3%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (30.4%), Educational,health and social services (19.1%), Retail trade (11.8%).

Type of workers:

Halifax County, Virginia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Halifax County, Virginia:

Median resident age:	40.7 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 17,782	(47.6%)
Females: 19,573	(52.4%)

Halifax County:	2.4 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county	$34,778
Virginia:	$54,240

Halifax County	$130,990
Virginia:	$212,300

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 85
• Thefts: 146
• Auto thefts: 16

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Halifax County is $436 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $649 a month.

Cities in this county include: South Boston, Halifax, Virgilina, Scottsburg.

Neighboring counties: Campbell County , Caswell County, North Carolina , Charlotte County , Granville County, North Carolina , Mecklenburg County , Pittsylvania County , Person County, North Carolina .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Halifax County: Halifax County-South Boston Industrial Park (A), Hyco Landing (B), Virginia International Racetrack (C), News Ferry (D), Oak Level (E), Wests Store (F), Larrys Store (G), South Boston Speedway (H), Clover Landing (I), Birchland Park (J), Colmans Corner (K), Sinai Industrial Park (L), Loves Shop (M). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Halifax County include: Aarons Creek Baptist Church (A), Piney Grove Baptist Church (B), Pleasant Grove Church (C), Alton Baptist Church (D), Clover Bottom Church (E), Red Level Church (F), Revelation Church (G), Arbor Church (H), Asbury Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Glenwood Cemetery (1), Bethel Cemetery (2), Crossroads Cemetery (3), Crystal Hill Cemetery (4), Grace Cemetery (5), Providence Cemetery (6), Dan River Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Big Lake (A), Five Oaks Pond (B), Wilkins Mill Pond (C), Wilkins Pond (D), Gilliam Pond (E), Temple Pond (F), Conners Lake (G), Conner Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lick Branch (A), Powells Creek (B), Morris Branch (C), Hazelnut Branch (D), Race Branch (E), Johns Run (F), Opossum Branch (G), Hall Branch (H), Halfway Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Halifax County include: Perras Creek Wildlife Management Area (1), Banister River Wildlife Management Area (2), Staunton River State Park (3), Dan River Wildlife Management Area (4), Wolftrap Wildlife Management Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.0%
Virginia:	2.8%

Current college students: 1,112
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 388 (38% naturalized citizens)

Halifax County:	1.0%
Whole state:	8.1%

Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,525
• One, attached: 126
• Two: 150
• 3 or 4: 300
• 5 to 9: 205
• 10 to 19: 88
• 20 or more: 189
• Mobile homes: 3,360
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Halifax County with a mortgage: 4,007 (385 second mortgage, 557 home equity loan, 30 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,272

Halifax 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 one fatality and 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/24/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,908 (81%) Carpooled: 2,099 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 57 (0%) Railroad: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 19 (0%) Walked: 149 (1%) Other means: 112 (1%) Worked at home: 331 (2%)

4.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,075 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.02%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.06% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($15,223 average AGI)
1.96% relocated from other states ($16,852 average AGI)

Halifax County:	1.96%
Virginia average:	4.24%

from Mecklenburg County, VA	0.30% ($27,605 average AGI)
from Pittsylvania County, VA	0.24% ($28,467)
from Danville city, VA	0.23% ($23,379)
from Charlotte County, VA	0.21% ($16,926)
from Person County, NC	0.19% ($31,917)
from Campbell County, VA	0.17% ($37,409)

3.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,115 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.81%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.22% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($15,587 average AGI)
1.59% relocated to other states ($15,528 average AGI)

Halifax County:	1.59%
Virginia average:	4.13%

to Danville city, VA	0.30% ($24,868 average AGI)
to Mecklenburg County, VA	0.21% ($21,704)
to Pittsylvania County, VA	0.19% ($25,042)
to Charlotte County, VA	0.17% ($24,429)
to Person County, NC	0.16% ($32,150)
to Campbell County, VA	0.16% ($38,500)
to Chesterfield County, VA	0.12% ($20,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,667 (6,051 aged, 1,616 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 31,599 (7,568 male householders, 2,993 female householders)

  7,759 spouses, 10,476 children (9,806 natural, 225 adopted, 445 stepchildren), 1,124 grandchildren, 416 brothers or sisters, 283 parents, 452 other relatives, 528 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,827 (1,824 male householders (1,682 living alone)), 2,612 female householders (2,426 living alone)), 391 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 929 (767 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,878 2-persons, 2,636 3-persons, 1,892 4-persons, 742 5-persons, 326 6-persons, 87 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,108 1-person, 291 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

97.4% of residents of Halifax County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (22% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $229,472,000 ($6311 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,809,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $111,041,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $46,726,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,015,000
Federal grants: $59,532,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,430,000 ($429,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,729,000 ($134,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,294,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,700,000
Federal Government insurance: $24,608,000

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	-27 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.84 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.6

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

68% of Halifax County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Virginia.

Halifax County:	67.5%
State average:	53.8%

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

• This state: 30917
• Northeast: 1523
• Midwest: 453
• South: 3593
• West: 341

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,900

Here:	5.3%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	4.0%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	12.6%
Virginia:	20.6%

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