Norton city, Virginia (VA)

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County population in 2005: 3,677 (91% urban, 9% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 968
Renter-occupied apartments: 762

% of renters here:	44%
State:	32%

Land area: 8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 488 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	22.8%
Whole state:	9.6%

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

This county:	8.7%
Whole state:	4.3%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.5%), Retail trade (14.4%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 78%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Norton city, Virginia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Norton city, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (90.9%)
Black (6.1%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Filipino (0.6%)

Median resident age:	39.0 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 1,757	(45.0%)
Females: 2,147	(55.0%)

Total labor force in 2004: 1,587
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.3%

Average household size:

Norton city:	2.2 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,480 ($22,788 in 2000)

This county	$26,480
Virginia:	$54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $112,226

Norton city	$112,226
Virginia:	$212,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $347
Institutionalized population: 49
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Norton city in 2000: $699

Norton city races chart

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $393 (0.6%)

Area name: Wise County-Norton city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Norton city is $410 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $628 a month.

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.2%
Virginia:	2.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Current college students: 180
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 43 (28% naturalized citizens)

Norton city:	1.1%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 20
1990 to 1994: 3
1985 to 1989: 6
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 12
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 2

Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.1%

Norton city marital status for males

Norton city marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,002
One, attached: 34
Two: 83
3 or 4: 92
5 to 9: 172
10 to 19: 65
20 or more: 123
Mobile homes: 375

Housing units in Norton city with a mortgage: 442 (15 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 303

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Mining (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Utilities (5%)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (25%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Educational services (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

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

Philippines (42%)
Korea (40%)
Mexico (19%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Norton city:

United States or American (33%)
Irish (11%)
English (11%)
German (8%)
Scotch-Irish (5%)
Dutch (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Norton city mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,129 (78%)
Carpooled: 208 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Walked: 58 (4%)
Other means: 20 (1%)
Worked at home: 34 (2%)

49 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,679.

10.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,597 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.19%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.08% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($17,521 average AGI)
3.11% relocated from other states ($10,076 average AGI)
Norton city: 3.11%
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 Wise County, VA	4.74% ($24,896 average AGI)
from Dickenson County, VA	0.85% ($25,833)

9.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,470 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.55%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.06% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($29,366 average AGI)
2.49% relocated to other states ($13,104 average AGI)
Norton city: 2.49%
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 Wise County, VA

5.20% ($40,274 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Births per 1000 population in Norton city

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Norton city

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Norton city

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,402 (945 aged, 457 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,855

In family households: 3,138 (687 male householders, 381 female householders)
730 spouses, 1,034 children (982 natural, 20 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 102 grandchildren, 37 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 68 other relatives, 69 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 717 (223 male householders (205 living alone)), 439 female householders (406 living alone)), 55 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 49 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 486 2-persons, 299 3-persons, 180 4-persons, 65 5-persons, 38 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 611 1-person, 51 2-persons.

467 married couples with children.
283 single-parent households (34 men, 249 women).

96.9% of residents of Norton city speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% speak English very well, 51% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $54,960,000 ($14644 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,399,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $21,312,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,994,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $287,000
Federal grants: $10,516,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,152,000 ($5,970,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,699,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $146,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,700,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 219

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 288

Here:	78 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +19

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

Net internal migration: -182

Here:	-49 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Norton city

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.09 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 46
1995 to 1998: 29
1990 to 1994: 149
1980 to 1989: 326
1970 to 1979: 437
1960 to 1969: 207
1950 to 1959: 235
1940 to 1949: 146
1939 or earlier: 371

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Norton city, Virginia:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 20
4 rooms: 105
5 rooms: 263
6 rooms: 204
7 rooms: 166
8 rooms: 114
9 or more rooms: 96

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norton city, Virginia:

1 room: 22
2 rooms: 72
3 rooms: 147
4 rooms: 218
5 rooms: 178
6 rooms: 69
7 rooms: 41
8 rooms: 9
9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Norton city:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 7
2 bedrooms: 243
3 bedrooms: 506
4 bedrooms: 180
5 or more bedrooms: 32

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norton city:

no bedroom: 22
1 bedroom: 240
2 bedrooms: 314
3 bedrooms: 142
4 bedrooms: 44
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Norton city in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 74
1 vehicle: 311
2 vehicles: 404
3 vehicles: 145
4 vehicles: 25
5 or more vehicles: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Norton city in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 186
1 vehicle: 383
2 vehicles: 158
3 vehicles: 20
4 vehicles: 15
5 or more vehicles: 0

50% of Norton city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Virginia.

Norton city:	50.1%
State average:	53.8%

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

This state: 2965
Northeast: 43
Midwest: 101
South: 676
West: 62

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $62,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (69%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
Coal or coke (4%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (85%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
Wood (2%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Other fuel (1%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11

Here:	2.4%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18

Here:	8.4%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Virginia:	20.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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