Martinsville city, Virginia (VA)

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County population in July 2007: 14,578 (all urban)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,914
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,584

% of renters here:	40%
State:	32%

Land area: 11 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 1407 people per square mile

(very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	19.2%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	4.3%

2008 cost of living index in Martinsville city: 77.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (34.6%), Educational,health and social services (18.8%), Retail trade (11.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 82%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Martinsville city, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (54.1%)
Black (42.5%)
Hispanic (2.3%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
Other race (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

Males: 6,966	(45.2%)
Females: 8,450	(54.8%)

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Total labor force in 2004: 6,034
Unemployment rate in 2004: 12.1%

Average household size:

Martinsville city:	2.3 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,887 ($27,441 in 2000)

This county	$31,887
Virginia:	$54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $123,484

Martinsville city	$123,484
Virginia:	$212,300

Median monthly rent in 2000: $401
Institutionalized population: 593
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Martinsville city in 2000: $686

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $461 (0.7%)

Area name: Henry County-Martinsville city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Martinsville city is $387 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $619 a month.

Cities in this county include: Martinsville.

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	8.8%
Virginia:	2.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Current college students: 661
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 412 (20% naturalized citizens)

Martinsville city:	2.7%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 235 1990 to 1994: 71 1985 to 1989: 44 1980 to 1984: 15 1975 to 1979: 21 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 19

Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 43.9%

Martinsville city marital status for males

Martinsville city marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,294
One, attached: 97
Two: 499
3 or 4: 427
5 to 9: 413
10 to 19: 143
20 or more: 357
Mobile homes: 19

Housing units in Martinsville city with a mortgage: 2,062 (219 second mortgage, 217 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,631

Martinsville city historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 24.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 13 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/17/1994, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 10 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Furniture and related products (14%)
Construction (9%)
Textile mills and textile products (6%)
Apparel (5%)
Health care (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Wood products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Educational services (12%)
Textile mills and textile products (11%)
Furniture and related products (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Top executives (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
Assemblers and fabricators (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Mexico (49%)
Dominican Republic (6%)
Canada (6%)
Germany (6%)
India (5%)
Philippines (5%)
Russia (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Martinsville city:

United States or American (14%)
English (11%)
German (5%)
Irish (4%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
African (2%)
Italian (1%)

Martinsville city mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,709 (78%)
Carpooled: 1,050 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Ferryboat: 4 (0%)
Taxi: 23 (0%)
Walked: 93 (2%)
Other means: 27 (0%)
Worked at home: 113 (2%)

People in group quarters in Martinsville city, Virginia

476 people in nursing homes
102 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
74 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
8 people in halfway houses
8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
7 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,929.

7.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,455 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.16%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.02% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($19,421 average AGI)
2.14% relocated from other states ($11,034 average AGI)
Martinsville city: 2.14%
Virginia average: 4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Henry County, VA	3.17% ($26,485 average AGI)
from Franklin County, VA	0.32% ($25,941)
from Pittsylvania County, VA	0.28% ($23,067)
from Rockingham County, NC	0.19% ($19,600)

7.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,334 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.38%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.86% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($20,742 average AGI)
2.52% relocated to other states ($10,592 average AGI)
Martinsville city: 2.52%
Virginia average: 4.13%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Henry County, VA	2.99% ($28,094 average AGI)
to Franklin County, VA	0.34% ($39,722)
to Guilford County, NC	0.32% ($35,235)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.21% ($23,909)
to Rockingham County, NC	0.21% ($20,091)
to Patrick County, VA	0.21% ($23,909)
to Pittsylvania County, VA	0.21% ($26,182)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Births per 1000 population in Martinsville city

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Martinsville city

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Martinsville city

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,521 (5,260 aged, 1,261 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 6.65
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 49072.41
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1010.710
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 665802.25

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1072.030
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1748.740
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13.4

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 134.030
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 180.9

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 26.8

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,726

In family households: 12,008 (2,635 male householders, 1,430 female householders)
2,676 spouses, 3,983 children (3,671 natural, 97 adopted, 215 stepchildren), 531 grandchildren, 105 brothers or sisters, 82 parents, 270 other relatives, 296 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,718 (911 male householders (780 living alone)), 1,530 female householders (1,432 living alone)), 277 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 690 (583 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,940 2-persons, 984 3-persons, 715 4-persons, 305 5-persons, 59 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,212 1-person, 198 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

95.3% of residents of Martinsville city speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 46% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $155,148,000 ($10316 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,143,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $88,578,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,417,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $154,000
Federal grants: $22,495,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,107,000 ($103,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,398,000 ($34,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,878,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,462,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 940

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,336

Here:	90 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +222

Here:	+15 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -230

Here:	-15 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Martinsville city

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 99
1990 to 1994: 276
1980 to 1989: 486
1970 to 1979: 1,107
1960 to 1969: 1,351
1950 to 1959: 1,602
1940 to 1949: 1,370
1939 or earlier: 947

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Martinsville city, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 19 3 rooms: 42 4 rooms: 369 5 rooms: 964 6 rooms: 689 7 rooms: 601 8 rooms: 557 9+ rooms: 673

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Martinsville city, Virginia:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 188 3 rooms: 449 4 rooms: 836 5 rooms: 578 6 rooms: 269 7 rooms: 111 8 rooms: 73 9+ rooms: 71

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Martinsville city:
	no bedroom: 16 1 bedroom: 86 2 bedrooms: 954 3 bedrooms: 1,751 4 bedrooms: 837 5+ bedrooms: 270

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Martinsville city:
	no bedroom: 14 1 bedroom: 659 2 bedrooms: 1,236 3 bedrooms: 518 4 bedrooms: 138 5+ bedrooms: 19

Cars and other vehicles available in Martinsville city in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 307 1 vehicle: 1,364 2 vehicles: 1,475 3 vehicles: 568 4 vehicles: 178 5+ vehicles: 22

Cars and other vehicles available in Martinsville city in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 647 1 vehicle: 1,289 2 vehicles: 466 3 vehicles: 161 4 vehicles: 21 5+ vehicles: 0

59% of Martinsville city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Virginia.

Martinsville city:	59.1%
State average:	53.8%

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

This state: 11025
Northeast: 838
Midwest: 256
South: 2623
West: 192

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $44,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (44%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (40%) Utility gas (34%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 49

Here:	3.1%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 32

Here:	3.8%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 69

Here:	12.2%
Virginia:	20.6%

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