Hanover County, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	16%
State:	32%

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Races in Hanover County, Virginia:

Median resident age:	37.4 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 42,479	(49.2%)
Females: 43,841	(50.8%)

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Hanover County:	2.7 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county:	$75,870
Virginia:	$59,562

This county:	$812
State:	$753

Hanover County:	$283,500
Virginia:	$262,100

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

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 16
• Assaults: 37
• Burglaries: 127
• Thefts: 957
• Auto thefts: 41

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 19
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 116
• Thefts: 1000
• Auto thefts: 71

Hanover County:	5.9%
Virginia:	9.9%

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	9.6%

This county:	1.5%
Whole state:	4.3%

Area name: Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hanover 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.

Cities in this county include: Mechanicsville, Ashland, Pamplin City.

2005 air pollution in Hanover County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.100 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.083 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Caroline County , Goochland County , Henrico County , King William County , Louisa County , New Kent County , Spotsylvania County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Hanover County: Retreat (A), Hanover Academy (B), Hanover Country Club (C), Hanover Industrial Air Park (D), Hanover Industrial Air Park East (E), Henry Clay Birthplace (F), Camp Hanover (G), Atlee Crescent Industrial Park (H), Lake Ridge Industrial Park (I), Pine Ridge Farms (J), Negro Foot (K), Kings Charter Office Park (L), Watkins Industrial Park (M), Cold Harbor Battlefield (N), Linney Corners (O), Goddin Hill (P), Old Church Community Center (Q), Garthright House (R), Beaverdam Depot (S), Watt House (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Kings Charter Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Hanover County include: Church of Our Savior (A), Abner Church (B), Pottomoi Church (C), Prospect Church (D), Providence Church (E), Gethsemane Church (F), Rock Hill Church (G), Rouzie Chapel (H), Saint James Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Bethel Cemetery (1), Beulah Cemetery (2), Providence Cemetery (3), Chestnut Grove Cemetery (4), New Bethesda Cemetery (5), Mount Hermon Cemetery (6), Hedges Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Timberlake Pond Number One (A), Timberlake Pond Number Two (B), Pebblebrook Lake (C), Lucks Pond (D), Wests Pond (E), Colonial Forest Lake (F), Beaver Pond (G), Swamp Creek Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jones Swamp (A), Mont Air Creek (B), Moncuin Creek (C), Pug Swamp (D), Hawes Millrace (E), Grassy Swamp Creek (F), Goldmine Creek (G), Mantilo Branch (H), Roan Horse Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Hanover County include: Hanover County Courthouse Historic District (1), Kings Dominion Amusement Park (2), Hanover Wayside (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Studley Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	6.9%
Virginia:	7.0%

Current college students: 4,301
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,527 (52% naturalized citizens)

Hanover County:	1.8%
Whole state:	8.1%

Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 35.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 28,476
• One, attached: 355
• Two: 182
• 3 or 4: 240
• 5 to 9: 587
• 10 to 19: 1,150
• 20 or more: 335
• Mobile homes: 854
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

Housing units in Hanover County with a mortgage: 17,023 (1,940 second mortgage, 2,904 home equity loan, 65 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,895

Here:	77.7% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Hanover County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Virginia state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/1/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and caused $800,000 in damages.

Hanover County-area historical earthquake activity is above Virginia state average. It is 81% 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 26.6 miles away from Hanover 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 34.5 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 25.9 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 55.6 miles away from Hanover 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 56.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 38,322 (86%) Carpooled: 3,589 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 57 (0%) Subway or elevated: 8 (0%) Railroad: 25 (0%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 56 (0%) Bicycle: 18 (0%) Walked: 600 (1%) Other means: 307 (1%) Worked at home: 1,471 (3%)

8.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($52,796 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.27%
Virginia average:	11.06%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($189 average AGI)

Hanover County:	0.19%
Virginia average:	0.41%

6.29% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($39,942 average AGI)
1.79% relocated from other states ($12,665 average AGI)

Hanover County:	1.79%
Virginia average:	4.24%

from Henrico County, VA	2.85% ($54,269 average AGI)
from Richmond city, VA	0.64% ($45,043)
from Chesterfield County, VA	0.51% ($59,246)
from Caroline County, VA	0.28% ($40,366)
from King William County, VA	0.25% ($44,337)
from Spotsylvania County, VA	0.16% ($55,000)
from Louisa County, VA	0.15% ($35,855)

7.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,727 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.50%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.84% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($33,886 average AGI)
1.66% relocated to other states ($13,841 average AGI)

Hanover County:	1.66%
Virginia average:	4.13%

to Henrico County, VA	2.50% ($40,935 average AGI)
to Richmond city, VA	0.70% ($33,281)
to Chesterfield County, VA	0.54% ($51,796)
to King William County, VA	0.40% ($55,634)
to Louisa County, VA	0.17% ($38,443)
to New Kent County, VA	0.17% ($53,984)
to Caroline County, VA	0.15% ($37,093)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 13,675 (12,113 aged, 1,562 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 76,410 (19,634 male householders, 4,954 female householders)

  20,984 spouses, 27,069 children (25,128 natural, 616 adopted, 1,325 stepchildren), 1,062 grandchildren, 390 brothers or sisters, 508 parents, 1,041 other relatives, 768 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,773 (2,869 male householders (2,331 living alone)), 3,646 female householders (3,155 living alone)), 1,258 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,137 (1,047 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,713 2-persons, 6,092 3-persons, 5,991 4-persons, 2,056 5-persons, 547 6-persons, 189 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,486 1-person, 878 2-persons, 97 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

96.4% of residents of Hanover County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $342,111,000 ($3562 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,412,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $226,340,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $65,553,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,456,000
Federal grants: $30,009,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,114,000 ($2,988,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,637,000 ($40,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $543,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $67,684,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,331,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	35 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+90 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.59 millions of gallons per day (34% from ground, 66% from surface)

Here:	7.1
State:	6.6

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

57% of Hanover County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Virginia.

Hanover County:	57.3%
State average:	53.8%

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

• This state: 59364
• Northeast: 7677
• Midwest: 4218
• South: 11279
• West: 1603

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $132,200

Here:	4.4%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	6.6%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	38.0%
Virginia:	20.6%

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