James City County, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.4%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (15.5%), Retail trade (11.3%), Manufacturing (10.0%).

Type of workers:

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Races in James City County, Virginia:

Median resident age:	40.8 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 23,294	(48.4%)
Females: 24,808	(51.6%)

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James City County:	2.5 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county:	$70,940
Virginia:	$59,562

This county:	$805
State:	$753

James City County:	$356,202
Virginia:	$262,100

Detached houses: $485,392

Here:	$485,392
State:	$357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $421,034

Here:	$421,034
State:	$371,438

In 2-unit structures: $233,515

Here:	$233,515
State:	$295,743

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $398,739

Here:	$398,739
State:	$305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $302,602

Here:	$302,602
State:	$316,638

Mobile homes: $32,444

Here:	$32,444
State:	$37,843

This county:	6.4%
Whole state:	9.6%

This county:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.3%

Area name: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in James City County is $706 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $811 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1118 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jamestown district.

Neighboring counties: Charles City County , Gloucester County , King and Queen County , New Kent County , Surry County , York County , Newport News city , Williamsburg city .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in James City County: Green Spring (A), Camp Chickahominy (B), Camp James River (C), Camp Lightfoot (D), Peninsula Scout Reservation (E), Kingsmill Plantation Site (F), Wright Island Landing (G), Croaker Landing (H), Shipyard Landing (I), Branch Siding (J), Four-H Camp (K), Sycamore Landing (L), Glass House (M), Carters Grove Historical Home (N). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Olde Towne Shopping Center (1), Williamsburg Crossing Shopping Center (2), Williamsburg Outlet Mall Shopping Center (3), Colony Square Shopping Center (4), The Market Place Shops Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in James City County include: Church of the Nazarene (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Saint Martins Church (C), Grace Church (D), Shiloh Church (E), Smith Memorial Church (F), Walnut Hill Church (G), Zion Church (H), Hickory Neck Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Curtis Cemetery (1), Travis Cemetery (2), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (3), Mount Gilead Cemetery (4), Williamsburg Memorial Park (5), James City Chapel Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Wabden Pond (A), Pine Woods Pond (B), Moody Pond (C), Wenger Pond (D), Deer Lake (E), Eastern State Hospital Reservoir (F), Jolly Pond (G), Nice Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Powhatan Creek (A), Halfway Creek (B), Gordon Creek (C), France Swamp (D), Edwards Swamp (E), Diascund Creek (F), Cow Swamp (G), Skimino Creek (H), College Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in James City County include: Jamestown Festival Park (1), Green Springs National Historic Landmark District (2), Busch Gardens (3), York River State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Toano Post Office (A), Norge Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.3%
Virginia:	7.0%

Current college students: 2,277
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 41.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,993 (56% naturalized citizens)

James City County:	4.1%
Whole state:	8.1%

Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 42.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,899
• One, attached: 2,536
• Two: 238
• 3 or 4: 520
• 5 to 9: 784
• 10 to 19: 694
• 20 or more: 678
• Mobile homes: 1,413
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in James City County with a mortgage: 9,958 (1,193 second mortgage, 1,298 home equity loan, 43 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,910

Here:	77.4% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

James City County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Virginia state average. It is 1.4 times below overall U.S. average.

James City County-area historical earthquake activity is below Virginia state average. It is 93% 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 66.3 miles away from James City 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 79.1 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 71.0 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 89.0 miles away from James City County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 17,968 (82%) Carpooled: 2,203 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 170 (1%) Taxi: 16 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 46 (0%) Walked: 300 (1%) Other means: 174 (1%) Worked at home: 1,038 (5%)

12.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($74,409 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.22%
Virginia average:	11.06%

0.33% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,778 average AGI)

James City County:	0.33%
Virginia average:	0.41%

6.68% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($33,659 average AGI)
5.21% relocated from other states ($38,972 average AGI)

James City County:	5.21%
Virginia average:	4.24%

from Newport News city, VA	1.40% ($48,830 average AGI)
from York County, VA	1.00% ($57,435)
from Williamsburg city, VA	0.70% ($41,317)
from Fairfax County, VA	0.52% ($126,733)
from Virginia Beach city, VA	0.33% ($60,000)
from Hampton city, VA	0.31% ($67,394)
from New Kent County, VA	0.20% ($31,191)

8.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,337 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.77%
Virginia average:	10.78%

0.13% of residents moved to foreign countries ($663 average AGI)

James City County:	0.13%
Virginia average:	0.22%

5.21% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($28,730 average AGI)
3.44% relocated to other states ($23,943 average AGI)

James City County:	3.44%
Virginia average:	4.13%

to Newport News city, VA	0.98% ($36,521 average AGI)
to York County, VA	0.57% ($46,283)
to Williamsburg city, VA	0.55% ($39,008)
to New Kent County, VA	0.36% ($60,160)
to Henrico County, VA	0.25% ($48,946)
to Chesterfield County, VA	0.21% ($64,830)
to Hampton city, VA	0.21% ($43,174)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,567 (2,282 aged, 285 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 40,597 (11,212 male householders, 2,783 female householders)

  11,763 spouses, 12,721 children (11,717 natural, 340 adopted, 664 stepchildren), 575 grandchildren, 182 brothers or sisters, 261 parents, 509 other relatives, 591 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,260 (2,118 male householders (1,548 living alone)), 2,936 female householders (2,529 living alone)), 1,206 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,245 (996 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,094 2-persons, 2,958 3-persons, 2,578 4-persons, 980 5-persons, 314 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,077 1-person, 768 2-persons, 166 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

94.1% of residents of James City County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $145,240,000 ($2617 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,525,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $100,753,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,132,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,587,000
Federal grants: $14,214,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,068,000 ($-465,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,487,000 ($1,251,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $167,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $59,730,000
Federal Government insurance: $106,666,000

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	38 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	+153 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.11 millions of gallons per day (95% from ground, 5% from surface)

Here:	6.9
State:	6.6

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

50% of James City County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Virginia.

James City County:	50.5%
State average:	53.8%

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

• This state: 21065
• Northeast: 9484
• Midwest: 4560
• South: 8108
• West: 2070

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $187,500

Here:	9.6%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	11.8%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	12.4%
Virginia:	20.6%

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