County population in 2014: 34,348 (all rural); it was 25,627 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 7,544 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,020 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 8,097 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,380 (it was 1,848 in 2000)
% of renters here:
19%
State:
33%
Land area: 497 sq. mi.
Water area: 13.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 69 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Louisa County: 87.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (40.0%), Educational, health and social services (16.0%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (13.1%).
Estimated median household income in 2013: $54,328 ($39,402 in 1999)
This county:
$54328
Virginia:
$62666
Median contract rent in 2013 for apartments: $800 (lower quartile is $608, upper quartile is $958)
This county:
$800
State:
$922
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $193,416 (it was $96,100 in 2000)
Louisa:
$193,416
Virginia:
$239,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $133,455 - $312,391 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,432 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $323
Institutionalized population: 95
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 1
Rapes: 7
Robberies: 3
Assaults: 12
Burglaries: 92
Thefts: 359
Auto thefts: 14
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 7
Robberies: 4
Assaults: 17
Burglaries: 59
Thefts: 343
Auto thefts: 25
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $1,292 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $1,031 (0.7%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 10.0%
(9.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 11.9% for Black residents, 19.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 14.8% for American Indian residents, 13.5% for other race residents, 8.6% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 10.0%
Louisa County:
10.0%
Virginia:
11.7%
(9.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 12.8% for Black residents, 18.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 13.3% for American Indian residents, 14.6% for other race residents, 8.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2013: 43 years old
(Males: 43 years old, Females: 44 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44 years old, Black residents: 43 years old, American Indian residents: 67 years old, Asian residents: 32 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31 years old, Other race residents: 37 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Louisa County is $504 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $574 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $687 a month.
Current college students: 677 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 330 (60% naturalized citizens)
Louisa County:
1.3%
Whole state:
8.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 40
1990 to 1994: 21
1985 to 1989: 51
1980 to 1984: 21
1975 to 1979: 17
1970 to 1974: 43
1970 to 1974: 26
1965 to 1969: 111
Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 36.4%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 9,685
One, attached: 80
Two: 98
3 or 4: 120
5 to 9: 97
10 to 19: 65
20 or more: 106
Mobile homes: 1,576
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 28
Housing units in Louisa County with a mortgage: 3,741 (518 second mortgage, 346 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,559
Here:
0.0% with mortgage
State:
75.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Louisa County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
5,773
31
Mainline Protestant
3,060
20
Catholic
941
2
Other
286
2
Black Protestant
-
1
None
23,093
-
Louisa County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
Louisa County:
1.88 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:
1.25 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
1.43 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19
Louisa County:
5.96 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 7
This county:
2.20 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Louisa County:
9.6%
Virginia:
9.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Louisa County:
28.5%
State:
26.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
12.2%
State:
18.6%
Agriculture in Louisa County:
Average size of farms: 184 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $21,335 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $98.18 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 8.09% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 76.45% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $26,911 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 27.79% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.48% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $41,385 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.77% Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.49 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.82% Corn for grain: 1395 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 758 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 1468 harvested acres Vegetables: 13 harvested acres Land in orchards: 225 acres
Earthquake activity:
Louisa County-area historical earthquake activity is near Virginia state average. It is 84% 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 27.8 miles away from Louisa County center On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 274.9 miles away from the 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 17.2 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 16.8 miles away from the county center On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 192.0 miles away from Louisa 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 47.6 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
VirginiaSevere Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 5, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1905): April 27, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1905, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
VirginiaSevere Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 18, 2009 to December 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1874): February 16, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1874, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
VirginiaHurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3240): September 12, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3240, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
VirginiaHurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to October 1, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1491): September 18, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1491, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
VirginiaWinter Storm, Incident Period: January 25, 2000 to January 30, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1318): February 28, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1318, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
VirginiaHurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 5, 1996 to September 23, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1135): September 6, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1135, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
VirginiaBlizzard, Incident Period: January 6, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1086): January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1086, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
VirginiaIce Storm, Winter Storm, Severe Storm, Incident Period: March 1, 1994 to March 5, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1021): April 11, 1994, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1021, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Winter Storm, Storm
VirginiaIce Storm, Severe Storm, Flooding, Incident Period: February 8, 1994 to February 12, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1014): March 10, 1994, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1014, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Storm, Flood
VirginiaSevere Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 14, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3112): March 25, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3112, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Louisa County (14) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 5, Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Ice Storms: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Office and administrative support occupations (10%)
Production occupations (9%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Transportation occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
Management occupations (8%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Personal care and service occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
United Kingdom (14%)
Germany (13%)
Philippines (8%)
Canada (6%)
India (5%)
Vietnam (5%)
Hungary (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Louisa County (%):
United States or American (25%)
English (11%)
German (10%)
Irish (8%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Italian (3%)
Scottish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 9,125 (76%)
Carpooled: 2,069 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 63 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 147 (1%)
Other means: 116 (1%)
Worked at home: 514 (4%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Louisa County, Virginia in 2000:
106 people in nursing homes
52 people in other nonhousehold living situations
14 people in religious group quarters
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
People in group quarters in Louisa County, Virginia in 2010:
99 people in group homes intended for adults
88 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
17 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
7 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $55,330.
7.24% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($47,628 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.24%
Virginia average:
9.34%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.55% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($36,852 average AGI)
1.68% relocated from other states ($10,775 average AGI)
Louisa County:
1.68%
Virginia average:
3.74%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.76% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($37,067 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.76%
Virginia average:
9.20%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.18% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($27,735 average AGI)
1.59% relocated to other states ($9,333 average AGI)
Louisa County:
1.59%
Virginia average:
3.60%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Louisa County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,882 (3,918 aged, 964 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 881 (12%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Louisa County, Virginia in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (382)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (140)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (127)
Congestive heart failure (110)
Septicaemia, unspecified (100)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (99)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (97)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1219.190 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 869.420 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 3.33
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 16.21 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 29.98
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3.33
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 163.1. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 122.3
Other - 40.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 32,942
In family households: 28,430 (6,839 male householders, 2,530 female householders)
7,362 spouses, 8,750 children (8,051 natural, 191 adopted, 508 stepchildren), 978 grandchildren, 273 brothers or sisters, 272 parents, 391 other relatives, 788 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,512 (1,807 male householders (1,380 living alone)), 1,768 female householders (1,456 living alone)), 937 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 211 (95 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,370 2-persons, 2,179 3-persons, 1,669 4-persons, 741 5-persons, 239 6-persons, 171 7-or-more-persons.
4,042 married couples with children.
1,313 single-parent households (428 men, 885 women).
97.4% of residents of Louisa County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $129,844,000 ($4508 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $8,552,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $79,666,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,969,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $376,000 Federal grants: $18,940,000 Federal procurement contracts: $1,455,000 ($54,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $3,440,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $342,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $19,402,000 Federal Government insurance: $3,659,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,658
Here:
55 per 1000 residents
State:
70 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,370
Here:
46 per 1000 residents
State:
40 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +25
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+18 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +4,138
Here:
+138 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Louisa County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.30 millions of gallons per day (20% from ground, 80% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.9
State:
6.6
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.7
State:
4.3
Year house built
2005 or later: 300
2000 to 2004: 4,699
1990 to 1999: 3,929
1980 to 1989: 2,496
1970 to 1979: 1,790
1960 to 1969: 1,021
1950 to 1959: 926
1940 to 1949: 387
1939 or earlier: 1,190
Rooms in houses/apartments in Louisa County, Virginia
61% of Louisa County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Virginia.
Louisa County:
61.4%
State average:
53.8%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 18418
Northeast: 2174
Midwest: 809
South: 3317
West: 434
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,900
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Louisa County
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