Orange County, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.3%), Manufacturing (12.5%), Retail trade (11.8%), Construction (11.4%).

Type of workers:

Orange County, Virginia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Orange County, Virginia:

Median resident age:	40.4 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 12,524	(48.4%)
Females: 13,357	(51.6%)

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Orange County:	2.5 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county:	$54,728
Virginia:	$59,562

This county:	$650
State:	$753

Orange County:	$243,537
Virginia:	$262,100

Detached houses: $329,094

Here:	$329,094
State:	$357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $337,709

Here:	$337,709
State:	$371,438

In 2-unit structures: $439,727

Here:	$439,727
State:	$295,743

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $117,336

Here:	$117,336
State:	$305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $52,649

Here:	$52,649
State:	$316,638

Mobile homes: $50,460

Here:	$50,460
State:	$37,843

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $65,000

Here:	$65,000
State:	$92,978

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 38
• Thefts: 125
• Auto thefts: 9

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 29
• Thefts: 113
• Auto thefts: 14

This county:	9.2%
Whole state:	9.6%

This county:	3.8%
Whole state:	4.3%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Orange County is $533 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $593 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $863 a month.

Cities in this county include: Orange, Gordonsville.

Neighboring counties: Albemarle County , Culpeper County , Greene County , Louisa County , Madison County , Spotsylvania County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Orange County: Richards Shop (A), Mallory Ford (B), Montpelier Station (C), Locust Grove (D), Barbour Ruins (E), Pierces Shop (F), Barboursville Plantation (G), Barboursville Winery (H), Wilderness Battlefield (I), Sleets Shop (J), Saint Just (K), Montpelier (L), Enchanted Castle (M). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Orange County include: Full Gospel Church (A), Antioch Church (B), Rhoadesville Baptist Church (C), Saint Marys Church (D), Gospel Tabernacle (E), Salem Church (F), Shady Grove Church (G), Somerset Christian Church (H), Bethel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Bethel Cemetery (1), Rhoadesville Cemetery (2), Graham Cemetery (3), Pilgrim Cemetery (4), Kemper Cemetery (5), Palmyra Cemetery (6), Orange Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: House Lake (A), Burrus Lake (B), Lake Orange (C), Lake of the Woods Number Two (D), Lake of the Woods (E), J E Taylor Lake (F), Linden Pond (G), Neals Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Poorhouse Run (A), Poplar Run (B), Potato Run (C), Lick Branch (D), Madison Run (E), Hen and Bacon Run (F), Raccoon Branch (G), Riga Run (H), Robinson River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Orange County: Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.8%
Virginia:	7.0%

Current college students: 720
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 480 (45% naturalized citizens)

Orange County:	1.9%
Whole state:	8.1%

Mean travel time to work: 33.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 44.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,396
• One, attached: 190
• Two: 120
• 3 or 4: 241
• 5 to 9: 193
• 10 to 19: 130
• 20 or more: 96
• Mobile homes: 981
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Orange County with a mortgage: 3,942 (417 second mortgage, 474 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,204

Here:	64.1% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Orange County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/19/1977, a tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Orange County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above 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 46.0 miles away from Orange 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 33.7 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 35.1 miles away from the 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 62.0 miles away from Orange County center
On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 23.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,377 (79%) Carpooled: 1,737 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 59 (0%) Subway or elevated: 12 (0%) Taxi: 5 (0%) Motorcycle: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 16 (0%) Walked: 293 (2%) Other means: 39 (0%) Worked at home: 391 (3%)

11.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,652 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.78%
Virginia average:	11.06%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($469 average AGI)

Orange County:	0.10%
Virginia average:	0.41%

9.01% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($45,699 average AGI)
2.66% relocated from other states ($13,483 average AGI)

Orange County:	2.66%
Virginia average:	4.24%

from Spotsylvania County, VA	1.74% ($56,236 average AGI)
from Prince William County, VA	1.05% ($56,352)
from Culpeper County, VA	0.95% ($41,164)
from Fairfax County, VA	0.88% ($67,813)
from Stafford County, VA	0.88% ($57,402)
from Albemarle County, VA	0.36% ($38,727)
from Madison County, VA	0.31% ($29,026)

8.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,101 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.42%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.82% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($29,342 average AGI)
2.60% relocated to other states ($15,760 average AGI)

Orange County:	2.60%
Virginia average:	4.13%

to Spotsylvania County, VA	0.85% ($43,384 average AGI)
to Culpeper County, VA	0.67% ($38,474)
to Louisa County, VA	0.53% ($37,887)
to Albemarle County, VA	0.46% ($40,074)
to Madison County, VA	0.34% ($30,275)
to Stafford County, VA	0.30% ($38,514)
to Greene County, VA	0.26% ($35,871)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,066 (5,341 aged, 725 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 22,239 (5,518 male householders, 1,958 female householders)

  5,957 spouses, 6,938 children (6,316 natural, 148 adopted, 474 stepchildren), 707 grandchildren, 118 brothers or sisters, 223 parents, 314 other relatives, 506 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,151 (1,248 male householders (1,026 living alone)), 1,418 female householders (1,220 living alone)), 485 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 491 (400 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,557 2-persons, 1,725 3-persons, 1,375 4-persons, 540 5-persons, 198 6-persons, 81 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,246 1-person, 370 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 9 4-persons.

96.9% of residents of Orange County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $181,916,000 ($6279 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,806,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $120,777,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,685,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $673,000
Federal grants: $21,360,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,477,000 ($434,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,944,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,685,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,550,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,839,000

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	+142 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.45 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.6

Here:	4.9
State:	4.3

59% of Orange County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Virginia.

Orange County:	58.5%
State average:	53.8%

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

• This state: 16145
• Northeast: 3110
• Midwest: 1359
• South: 4052
• West: 503

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $117,100

Here:	7.6%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	11.6%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	17.4%
Virginia:	20.6%

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