Montgomery County, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	45%
State:	32%

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Races in Montgomery County, Virginia:

Median resident age:	25.9 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 43,806	(52.4%)
Females: 39,823	(47.6%)

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Montgomery County:	2.4 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county:	$42,139
Virginia:	$59,562

This county:	$612
State:	$753

Montgomery County:	$168,400
Virginia:	$262,100

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 10
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 35
• Burglaries: 165
• Thefts: 354
• Auto thefts: 29

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 35
• Burglaries: 129
• Thefts: 365
• Auto thefts: 36

Montgomery County:	21.6%
Virginia:	9.9%

This county:	23.2%
Whole state:	9.6%

This county:	12.6%
Whole state:	4.3%

Area name: Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Montgomery County is $513 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $575 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $789 a month.

Cities in this county include: Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Merrimac, Shawsville.

Neighboring counties: Craig County , Floyd County , Giles County , Pulaski County , Roanoke County , Radford city .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Montgomery County: Caldwell Fields Recreation Site (A), Prices Fork Research Center (B), Camp Alta Mons (C), Camp Carysbrook (D), Camp Kiwanianna (E), Lusters Gate (F), Longshop (G), Church Campgrounds (H), Blacksburg Ranger Station (I), Blakenship Farm (J), Sarver Tract Recreation Site (K), Round Meadow Country Club (L). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Montgomery County include: Pine View Church (A), Piney Grove Church (B), Alleghany Church (C), Reesedale Church (D), Riverside Church (E), Bain Chapel (F), Grace Church (G), Graysontown Methodist Church (H), Belmont Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Jennelle Cemetery (1), Pleasant View Cemetery (2), Den Hill Cemetery (3), Oak Grove Cemetery (4), Kipps Cemetery (5), Hale Cemetery (6), Anderson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Hoge Pond (A), Little River Reservoir (B), Willow Springs Lake (C), Pandapas Pond (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Laurel Creek (A), Poverty Creek (B), Mossy Spring Branch (C), Purgatory Creek (D), Goose Creek (E), Georges Run (F), Rose Run (G), Flatwoods Branch (H), Falling Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Montgomery County include: Montgomery County Park (1), Piedmont Camp Meeting Grounds Historic District (2), North Fork Valley Rural Historic District (3), Riner Historic District (4), Prices Fork Historic District (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.1%
Virginia:	7.0%

Current college students: 26,224
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 35.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,813 (25% naturalized citizens)

Montgomery County:	5.8%
Whole state:	8.1%

Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 16,113
• One, attached: 2,034
• Two: 1,076
• 3 or 4: 1,203
• 5 to 9: 1,945
• 10 to 19: 4,910
• 20 or more: 958
• Mobile homes: 4,281
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Montgomery County with a mortgage: 8,640 (849 second mortgage, 1,230 home equity loan, 47 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,999

Here:	68.4% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Montgomery County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 5.9 times below overall U.S. average.

Montgomery County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Virginia state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 84.0 miles away from Montgomery County center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 87.1 miles away from the county center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 85.7 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 54.1 miles away from Montgomery County center
On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 65.4 miles away from the county center
On 10/28/1997 at 10:36:46, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 89.8 miles away from Montgomery County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 29,664 (77%) Carpooled: 3,758 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,149 (3%) Ferryboat: 9 (0%) Taxi: 12 (0%) Motorcycle: 20 (0%) Bicycle: 351 (1%) Walked: 1,983 (5%) Other means: 233 (1%) Worked at home: 1,151 (3%)

11.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,204 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.54%
Virginia average:	11.06%

1.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($683 average AGI)

Montgomery County:	1.10%
Virginia average:	0.41%

5.76% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($17,165 average AGI)
4.68% relocated from other states ($18,357 average AGI)

Montgomery County:	4.68%
Virginia average:	4.24%

from Pulaski County, VA	0.71% ($27,654 average AGI)
from Radford city, VA	0.60% ($27,131)
from Roanoke County, VA	0.38% ($39,690)
from Fairfax County, VA	0.36% ($63,084)
from Roanoke city, VA	0.33% ($29,483)
from Floyd County, VA	0.33% ($27,126)
from Giles County, VA	0.29% ($31,474)

11.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,606 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.58%
Virginia average:	10.78%

0.22% of residents moved to foreign countries ($200 average AGI)

Montgomery County:	0.22%
Virginia average:	0.22%

6.30% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($18,702 average AGI)
5.06% relocated to other states ($16,704 average AGI)

Montgomery County:	5.06%
Virginia average:	4.13%

to Pulaski County, VA	0.74% ($55,589 average AGI)
to Fairfax County, VA	0.56% ($27,753)
to Radford city, VA	0.49% ($23,385)
to Roanoke County, VA	0.42% ($37,460)
to Giles County, VA	0.40% ($34,757)
to Roanoke city, VA	0.33% ($28,865)
to Floyd County, VA	0.27% ($36,534)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,864 (7,257 aged, 1,607 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 51,017 (13,509 male householders, 3,894 female householders)

  14,240 spouses, 16,766 children (15,209 natural, 480 adopted, 1,077 stepchildren), 529 grandchildren, 442 brothers or sisters, 272 parents, 371 other relatives, 994 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 23,454 (7,248 male householders (3,730 living alone)), 6,403 female householders (4,211 living alone)), 9,803 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 9,158 (586 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,097 2-persons, 4,431 3-persons, 3,370 4-persons, 1,168 5-persons, 262 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,941 1-person, 3,036 2-persons, 1,237 3-persons, 1,387 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

92.6% of residents of Montgomery County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $427,632,000 ($5093 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $66,768,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $146,345,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $62,002,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $320,000
Federal grants: $142,134,000
Federal procurement contracts: $58,138,000 ($39,640,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $18,692,000 ($4,884,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $182,975,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $34,067,000
Federal Government insurance: $23,336,000

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	32 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Here:	+26 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	-36 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.22 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.6

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

40% of Montgomery County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Virginia.

Montgomery County:	40.1%
State average:	53.8%

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

• This state: 47997
• Northeast: 7898
• Midwest: 4797
• South: 14464
• West: 2620

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $99,000

Here:	8.6%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	5.6%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	2.1%
Virginia:	20.6%

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