Highland County, Virginia (VA)

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County population in July 2007: 2,446 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 947
Renter-occupied apartments: 184

% of renters here:	16%
State:	32%

Land area: 416 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Highland County: 83.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Construction (19.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (15.4%), Educational,health and social services (12.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 62%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 20%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Highland County, Virginia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Highland County, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
Hispanic (0.5%)

Median resident age:	46.0 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 1,254	(49.4%)
Females: 1,282	(50.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $19,751
County population in 2003: 2,515
Jobs in 2003: 635

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,213
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.1%

Average household size:

Highland County:	2.2 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,939 ($29,732 in 1999)

This county:	$37,939
Virginia:	$59,562

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $368 (lower quartile is $260, upper quartile is $461)

This county:	$368
State:	$753

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $180,636 (it was $88,000 in 2000)

Highland County:	$180,636
Virginia:	$262,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $85,744 - $271,948

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $273,254
Here: $273,254
State: $357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $400,407
Here: $400,407
State: $371,438

In 2-unit structures: $164,475
Here: $164,475
State: $295,743

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $77,659
Here: $77,659
State: $305,320

Mobile homes: $35,748
Here: $35,748
State: $37,843

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $92,978

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,176
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $222

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2004 Presidential Election results in Highland County Virginia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 64.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 34.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $420 (0.5%)

Highland County household income distribution in 2007

Highland County home values distribution

Highland County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	12.6%
Whole state:	9.6%

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

This county:	5.4%
Whole state:	4.3%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Highland County is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $533 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $736 a month.

Cities in this county include: Monterey.

Neighboring counties: Augusta County , Bath County , Pendleton County, West Virginia , Pocahontas County, West Virginia .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Highland County: Head Waters (A), Locust Springs Picnic Area (B), Locust Springs Recreation Site (C), Valley Center (D), Confederate Breastworks (E), Flood (F), Forks of Waters (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Highland County include: Pisgah Church (A), Clover Creek Presbyterian Church (B), Asbury Church (C), Green Hill Church (D), Seybert Chapel (E), Southall Chapel (F), Beulah Church (G), Stony Run Church (H), Swank Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Big Valley Cemetery (1), Blue Grass Cemetery (2), Griffin Cemetery (3), Stony Run Cemetery (4), Fairview Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jones Run (A), Frank Run (B), Eowyns Run (C), Elk Run (D), East Back Creek (E), Key Run (F), Laurel Run (G), Dry Run (H), Scaffold Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Highland County: Highland Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	7.6%
Virginia:	7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 43
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 9 (100% naturalized citizens)

Highland County:	0.4%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 5 1965 to 1969: 4

Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.0%

Highland County marital status for males

Highland County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,514
One, attached: 6
Two: 21
3 or 4: 22
5 to 9: 11
Mobile homes: 236
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Highland County with a mortgage: 182 (1 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 285

Here:	39.0% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 1,435
Total congregations: 19

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Church of God of Prophecy	Other
Adherents	774 (53.9%)	272 (19.0%)	239 (16.7%)	48 (3.3%)	102 (7.1%)
Congregations	10 (52.6%)	4 (21.1%)	1 (5.3%)	1 (5.3%)	3 (15.8%)

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

Religions in Highland County - Monterey

Agriculture in Highland County
Average size of farms: 328 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $43476
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $39.10
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 97.08%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $29127
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 9.91%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $40836
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.56%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.66
Land in orchards: 21 acres

Highland County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 6.3 times below overall U.S. average.

Highland County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 92.3 miles away from Highland 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 95.4 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 46.3 miles away from the 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 68.3 miles away from Highland County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (28%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
Utilities (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (16%)
Public administration (10%)
Health care (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Construction (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (12%)
Carpenters (10%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

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

Germany (44%)
France (33%)
United Kingdom (22%)

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

German (24%)
United States or American (21%)
English (13%)
Irish (11%)
Scotch-Irish (9%)
Scottish (4%)
European (4%)

Highland County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 778 (70%)
Carpooled: 220 (20%)
Walked: 21 (2%)
Worked at home: 87 (8%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,721.

6.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,966 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.20%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.85% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($45,845 average AGI)
2.35% relocated from other states ($11,121 average AGI)
Highland County: 2.35%
Virginia average: 4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

5.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,213 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.09%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.35% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($34,830 average AGI)
1.73% relocated to other states ($9,383 average AGI)
Highland County: 1.73%
Virginia average: 4.13%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.2

Births per 1000 population in Highland County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Highland County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Highland County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 572 (507 aged, 65 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: 686.870
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1212.120
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 40.4

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,536

In family households: 2,134 (597 male householders, 156 female householders)
624 spouses, 625 children (608 natural, 5 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 34 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 22 other relatives, 43 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 402 (159 male householders (127 living alone)), 210 female householders (206 living alone)), 33 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 417 2-persons, 169 3-persons, 118 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 333 1-person, 36 2-persons.

97.2% of residents of Highland County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 23% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $17,850,000 ($7192 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $512,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $8,385,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,308,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $110,000
Federal grants: $4,068,000
Federal procurement contracts: $210,000 ($35,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $769,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $21,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $501,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,756,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 76

Here:	31 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 181

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

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

Net internal migration: +49

Here:	+20 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Highland County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.08 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.3
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 27
1995 to 1998: 112
1990 to 1994: 134
1980 to 1989: 238
1970 to 1979: 245
1960 to 1969: 97
1950 to 1959: 92
1940 to 1949: 81
1939 or earlier: 796

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Highland County, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 27 4 rooms: 101 5 rooms: 221 6 rooms: 195 7 rooms: 158 8 rooms: 148 9+ rooms: 93

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Highland County, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 36 5 rooms: 50 6 rooms: 44 7 rooms: 27 8 rooms: 5 9+ rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Highland County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 39 2 bedrooms: 221 3 bedrooms: 466 4 bedrooms: 169 5+ bedrooms: 52

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Highland County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 20 2 bedrooms: 75 3 bedrooms: 68 4 bedrooms: 15 5+ bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Highland County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 50 1 vehicle: 222 2 vehicles: 359 3 vehicles: 206 4 vehicles: 68 5+ vehicles: 42

Cars and other vehicles available in Highland County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 36 1 vehicle: 73 2 vehicles: 49 3 vehicles: 20 4 vehicles: 6 5+ vehicles: 0

76% of Highland County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Virginia.

Highland County:	76.2%
State average:	53.8%

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

This state: 1844
Northeast: 102
Midwest: 113
South: 376
West: 79

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $56,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Wood (52.3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23.7%) Electricity (13.5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9.7%) Other fuel (0.5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37.0%) Wood (32.1%) Electricity (20.1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9.8%) Utility gas (1.1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	6.6%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19

Here:	54.3%
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.)

Highland County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $265,000
Charges - Solid Waste Management: $244,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $61,000

All Other: $9,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $3,000

Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $0
Construction - Judicial & Legal: $79,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $36,000

General Public Buildings: $1,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $2,726,000
Police Protection: $512,000

Welfare - Other: $387,000

Solid Waste Management: $245,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $229,000

Financial Administration: $205,000

Housing & Community Development: $93,000

Health Services - Other: $82,000

General - Other: $74,000

General Public Buildings: $61,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $49,000

Corrections - Other: $47,000

Fire Protection: $45,000

Central Staff Services: $43,000

Natural Resources - Other: $37,000

Regular Highways: $32,000

Libraries: $29,000

Water Utilities: $14,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $148,000
General Support: $53,000

Education: $45,000

All Other: $29,000
General - Interest on Debt: $99,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $8,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $123,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $1,690,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $1,571,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $121,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $119,000
Water Utilities: $2,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $67,000
Interest Earnings: $41,000

Rents: $6,000
Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $173,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,143,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $18,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $1,605,000
All Other: $819,000

General Support: $197,000

Public Welfare: $150,000
Tax - Property: $2,079,000
Public Utilities: $145,000

Total General Sales: $85,000

NEC: $49,000

Motor Vehicle License: $43,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,783,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,000

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)

Highland County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

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