County population in 2014: 31,192 (22% urban, 78% rural); it was 32,380 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 5,209 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,451 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 9,627 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,835 (it was 3,324 in 2000)
% of renters here:
26%
State:
33%
Land area: 624 sq. mi.
Water area: 55.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 50 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Mecklenburg County: 86.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Construction (16.2%), Educational, health and social services (12.9%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (10.3%).
Estimated median household income in 2015: $38,072 ($31,380 in 1999)
This county:
$38,072
Virginia:
$66,262
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $439 (lower quartile is $296, upper quartile is $548)
This county:
$439
State:
$959
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $131,952 (it was $73,800 in 2000)
Mecklenburg:
$131,952
Virginia:
$257,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $75,174 - $223,377 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,025 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $357
Institutionalized population: 1,677
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 1
Rapes: 6
Robberies: 7
Assaults: 42
Burglaries: 107
Thefts: 277
Auto thefts: 37
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $727 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $540 (0.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 19.8%
(12.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 30.2% for Black residents, 26.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 33.1% for other race residents, 55.5% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 19.2%
Mecklenburg County:
19.2%
Virginia:
11.2%
(12.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.8% for Black residents, 24.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 26.9% for other race residents, 51.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 47 years old
(Males: 45 years old, Females: 49 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 51 years old, Black residents: 44 years old, American Indian residents: 15 years old, Asian residents: 23 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31 years old, Other race residents: 33 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mecklenburg County is $394 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $486 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $596 a month.
Current college students: 1,027 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 524 (36% naturalized citizens)
Mecklenburg County:
1.6%
Whole state:
8.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 191
1990 to 1994: 57
1985 to 1989: 26
1980 to 1984: 72
1975 to 1979: 36
1970 to 1974: 10
1970 to 1974: 30
1965 to 1969: 102
Note: State values scaled to Mecklenburg County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.7%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 11,620
One, attached: 139
Two: 203
3 or 4: 159
5 to 9: 309
10 to 19: 92
20 or more: 67
Mobile homes: 4,260
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 554
Housing units in Mecklenburg County with a mortgage: 3,445 (350 second mortgage, 628 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,711
Here:
56.0% with mortgage
State:
75.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Mecklenburg County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
10,502
50
Mainline Protestant
3,418
36
Catholic
534
2
Black Protestant
234
4
Other
22
-
None
18,017
-
Mecklenburg 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: 7
Mecklenburg County:
2.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:
0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
1.43 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 38
Mecklenburg County:
11.87 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 35
This county:
10.93 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Mecklenburg County:
13.1%
Virginia:
9.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Mecklenburg County:
29.7%
State:
26.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
17.6%
State:
18.6%
Agriculture in Mecklenburg County:
Average size of farms: 289 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $45,850 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $502.51 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 19.44% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 30.88% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $48,188 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.79% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.60% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $58,756 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.67% Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.55 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.22% Corn for grain: 533 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 1817 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 5487 harvested acres Vegetables: 55 harvested acres Land in orchards: 29 acres
Earthquake activity:
Mecklenburg County-area historical earthquake activity is near Virginia state average. It is 85% 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 68.4 miles away from Mecklenburg County center On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 49.7 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) earthquake occurred 77.1 miles away from the county center On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 325.4 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 78.6 miles away from Mecklenburg 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) earthquake occurred 351.6 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:
Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 01, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3359: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3359, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 23, 2006 to July 06, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1655: July 13, 2006, FEMA Id: 1655, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Virginia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3240: September 12, 2005, FEMA Id: 3240, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to October 01, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1491: September 18, 2003, FEMA Id: 1491, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 25, 2000 to January 30, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1318: February 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1318, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Virginia Hurricane Floyd, Incident Period: September 13, 1999 to September 26, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1293: September 18, 1999, FEMA Id: 1293, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 05, 1996 to September 23, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1135: September 06, 1996, FEMA Id: 1135, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Virginia Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1086: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1086, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
Virginia Ice Storm, Severe Storm, Flooding, Incident Period: February 08, 1994 to February 12, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1014: March 10, 1994, FEMA Id: 1014, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Storm, Flood
Virginia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 14, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3112: March 25, 1993, FEMA Id: 3112, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Mecklenburg County (13) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 5, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Droughts: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Production occupations (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
Sales and related occupations (12%)
Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Management occupations (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Healthcare support occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (33%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
Germany (9%)
Venezuela (6%)
United Kingdom (6%)
India (4%)
Canada (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mecklenburg County (%):
United States or American (25%)
English (11%)
German (5%)
Irish (4%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Italian (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 10,284 (78%)
Carpooled: 2,100 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 43 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 237 (2%)
Other means: 162 (1%)
Worked at home: 381 (3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Mecklenburg County, Virginia in 2000:
1,172 people in federal prisons and detention centers
140 people in nursing homes
126 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
105 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
16 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
People in group quarters in Mecklenburg County, Virginia in 2010:
1,181 people in state prisons
367 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
129 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
56 people in group homes intended for adults
7 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $41,382.
4.84% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($39,341 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.84%
Virginia average:
9.34%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.86% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($20,686 average AGI)
1.98% relocated from other states ($18,655 average AGI)
Mecklenburg County:
1.98%
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:
4.99% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($30,678 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.99%
Virginia average:
9.20%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.99% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($17,198 average AGI)
2.00% relocated to other states ($13,481 average AGI)
Mecklenburg County:
2.00%
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:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7
Births per 1000 population in Mecklenburg County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population in Mecklenburg County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Mecklenburg County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 18.2% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 7.0%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Mecklenburg County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Mecklenburg County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 7,484 (6,060 aged, 1,424 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 543 (8%)
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 Mecklenburg County, Virginia in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (498)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (460)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (382)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (295)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (223)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.08 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 16,625 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 874 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 56,788
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 996 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,322 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 15
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 26 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 80
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 159.9. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 111.1
Other - 48.9
Household type by relationship:
Households: 30,987
In family households: 25,670 (5,761 male householders, 3,085 female householders)
6,186 spouses, 7,742 children (7,099 natural, 182 adopted, 461 stepchildren), 1,058 grandchildren, 325 brothers or sisters, 292 parents, 415 other relatives, 670 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,317 (2,032 male householders (1,716 living alone)), 2,617 female householders (2,386 living alone)), 668 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,740 (1,677 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,593 2-persons, 2,003 3-persons, 1,351 4-persons, 556 5-persons, 221 6-persons, 122 7-or-more-persons.
3,883 married couples with children.
2,036 single-parent households (379 men, 1,657 women).
96.0% of residents of Mecklenburg County speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $208,473,000 ($6,416 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $15,329,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $106,624,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $44,838,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,256,000 Federal grants: $40,487,000 Federal procurement contracts: $8,620,000 ($7,404,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $6,648,000 ($1,636,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $815,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,576,000 Federal Government insurance: $16,975,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,986
Here:
61 per 1000 residents
State:
70 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 2,180
Here:
67 per 1000 residents
State:
40 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +149
Here:
+5 per 1000 residents
State:
+18 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +233
Here:
+7 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Mecklenburg County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.00 millions of gallons per day (27% from ground, 74% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.8
State:
6.6
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.8
State:
4.3
Year house built
2014 or later: 364
2010 to 2013: 173
2000 to 2009: 2,356
1990 to 1999: 3,709
1980 to 1989: 2,999
1970 to 1979: 2,700
1960 to 1969: 2,130
1950 to 1959: 1,796
1940 to 1949: 996
1939 or earlier: 1,744
Note: State values scaled to Mecklenburg population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Note: State values scaled to Mecklenburg County population
no vehicle: 586
1 vehicle: 2,711
2 vehicles: 3,690
3 vehicles: 1,840
4 vehicles: 616
5+ vehicles: 184
no vehicle: 666
1 vehicle: 1,356
2 vehicles: 986
3 vehicles: 250
4 vehicles: 63
5+ vehicles: 3
65% of Mecklenburg County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Virginia.
Mecklenburg County:
65.2%
State average:
53.8%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 23,634
Northeast: 2,157
Midwest: 590
South: 5,030
West: 312
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,600
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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